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There's no shortage of procrastination cures out there, but few of them come with the sort of detailed instructions that make them easy to put into practice. Be kind to yourself, suggest psychologists, for instance. Which sounds nice, but if that were simple to do, most of the nation's therapists would be out of business.
Try breaking the task down into itty-bitty, totally non-threatening action steps, says another common piece of advice. That also makes a ton of sense, but we all know the human mind is hard to control. You can tell yourself you're only going to write 200 words to get started on that book project, but your brain often does an end run around your intentions, paralyzing you with visions of savage critics and blown deadlines nonetheless. Suddenly, you're looking at cat pictures yet again.
Via The Learning Factor
It's so simple there's no excuse not to try it.