Why do today what you can put off 'til tomorrow???

Do a google on David Allen and "getting things done" if the procrastination is due to the tasks seeming too numerous or too daunting. It is basically a system of "next action" - ie breaking a task down into what is the next, immediate action you have to do for the task and doing that. You'll feel better with the baby steps.

Good resources (IMO):

Getting Things Done (already mentioned above)
The Now Habit
Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play

It's important to recognise the procrastination, and identify the cause if possible. My most common causes are perfectionism (not 100% sure what to do, so not doing anything) and simply not wanting to do the thing in question.

For the former, I find it useful to separate decision-making and action (as per GTD). For the latter I find it useful to write down what I need to do, in the smallest possible steps, and then focus on it for short bursts of time (eg 10 minutes).

Sometimes when I procrastinate I realise I don't actually want or *need* to do that thing anyway, and eliminate the task.

eeph

You are going to have to do it anyway, just do it and move on to something else!

thanks for giving me the name, David allen. I will search for his name.

Procrastination is a complex topic and can be related to perfectionism, anxiety, need for love, need for exitment, low frustration tolerance, hostility, depression and so on. There are cognitive behavioral therapies to overcome this, based on disputing your irrational beliefs. I have Overcoming Procrastination by Albert Ellis, Ph. D. and William J. Knaus, Ed. d., but I keep on procrastinating about reading it thoroughly.

But for small things, like paying a bill, answering an email, doing chores, etc., Do it when you think of it is a useful mantra that helps me a litte bit. You do it as soon as you think of it and not one second later. It prevents the tasks from piling up and dealing with having to relocate the material, etc.

And don't put off putting together your BOB until it's time to actually bug-out cause it will be too late!

Good luck.

That’s a lot like my friend who said, “I have one of those books that helps increase your memory, but I forgot where I put it.”

Easy, just get yourself one of these:

If it's a sizable or important task (like getting my income tax filed by the 15th), for which I've been known to procrastinate, I promise myself a "reward" when I get it done, like say, a new Bark River knife or some such.

I just wait awhile and plan further ahead