It's no big secret that to get over procrastination you need to get up off your butt and get down to work, but what makes it so difficult?
Is it the thought of the work that's so unappealing? Is it just too difficult to focus with that Facebook tab blinking a notification at you? Maybe you can't help but overhear a colleague's problem and helping him fix it seems more interesting that getting through your own to-do list…
Whatever your cause for distraction, the bottom line is that only when these have been eliminated will you be able to really focus on your work.
What this means is that you have to identify your potential distractions, and then block them.
Close any internet tabs you aren't working with, put your phone on silent and hang a Do Not Disturb sign on your office door, then calmly think through what it is you have to do and lastly, do it!
Once you get started in earnest it becomes just as easy to get lost in your work as it is to procrastinate - the only difference is that you'll feel a sense of achievement instead of guilt or anxiety.
Win Win!
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