Procrastination can be caused by several things. You may
procrastinate because you don’t enjoy a task. You may
procrastinate because a task is large and challenging to
organize. Or, you may procrastinate because you aren’t sure how
to accomplish the task. 1. Procrastination due to dislike of an
activity If you procrastinate because you don’t like a task,
look for ways to increase task appeal such as: - Make it into a
game, and keep score. - Make it into a game, competing with
others. - Listen to upbeat music while doing it. Schedule a
reward immediately after you complete it. 2. Procrastination due
to overwhelm If you’re avoiding a task because it is lengthy and
overwhelming, then “divide and conquer”: - Break the large task
into separate, short-term segments. - Then check off each
segment as an accomplished short-term task. 3. Procrastination
due to inertia If you procrastinate because you have difficulty
initiating a task, create something to react to. Tasks that can
be reacted to are easier to begin than t