ahh...hell

[make it legal]

I have to be doing homework right now...but I'm not.

[birdgirl73]

I'm a procrastinator, too, RoyalHIGHNess. Always have been.

I find it helps me to set goals and timers. I'll say, "OK, I'm going to spend the next hour and a half with this book or writing this paper, and I'm not going to do anything else." After that's done, I can surf the Web for a half hour. (Or get a soft drink or whatever small reward I like the sound of.) I set a digital timer and force myself to spend that time studying or writing. But I make sure it's a manageable block of time. After breaks and rewards, I set myself a new attainable goal.

I can sometimes manage to procrastinate even using that technique. When that happens, I generally just put the work off till panic sets in and I have to frantically study/write/memorize or face the consequences later. Waning time and fear of looking stupid or failing embarrassingly is always a good motivator for me.