How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Down to Work

Emily Davis
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May 26, 2025

Procrastination is a silly habit — even when we know how important something is, we end up delaying or avoiding it.

Procrastination wins when it over powers our sense of judgment — we know that not taking action is not right for us and yet that’s exactly what we do.

Procrastination not only makes us fall through on our commitments, not being able to make progress on what we set out to do makes us feel powerless, helpless and ineffective.

The constant guilt, shame and anxiety from not doing the work consumes us. We end up putting more effort and energy than it would have taken to do the work.

Beating procrastination won’t happen by chance and you can’t rely on motivation to break bad habits. If you want to be more productive, apply the right strategies to break patterns of destructive behavior that make it easy to take action, gain momentum and stay productive.

“Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people…

WRITTEN BY
Emily Davis
Emily Davis is a poet and novelist known for her lyrical prose and deep emotional resonance. Her poetry collections have received critical acclaim and have been featured in various literary magazines.
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