There are many techniques that work. The one thing that does not work is relying on willpower. The two main ones that work for me are:<p>1) Make the path of least resistance the right one. Do a task together with others. Make it just a little bit harder to fall into procrastination. Split up the task into a five minute task and the rest, and do the five minute task. Once you get started it&#x27;s often easy to continue.<p>2) Engage in conscious rational thinking. The main problem with procrastination is that you do it unconsciously. Try to form a mental habit where you evaluate what to do rationally. When you detect that you are going to procrastinate stop yourself and think on it for a minute. Is it <i>really</i> necessary to browse reddit, or can you bring yourself to do this five minute task and <i>then</i> browse reddit? Stop yourself and think that through and convince yourself, <i>really</i> convince yourself on an emotional level, that doing the 5 minute task first is what you <i>want</i> to do, not just what you feel you <i>must</i> do.