Procrastination: How to Overcome It - Lay Down the Law

Make rules for yourself which are not negotiable. (This may be ineffective if you don’t respond well to authoritarianism. Try the other methods first.) Decide that you will go to the gym everyday, without exception. Make a rule that you will pay one bill every night – no exceptions. Be very specific and use a deadline if it makes it more manageable. Make a rule that you will walk around the building everyday at lunch for four weeks. Make it long enough to be effective, but short enough that you will be able to complete it successfully.