- Samuel Johnson, on procrastination
If all you need in order to get through life is some sensible advice, says psychologist William Knaus, why don't you eat your veggies, avoid sweets, and stick to the life plan, just like your mother told you to?

How to Stop Procrastinating Do you feel like you match the description of a procrastinator? Here are a few tips from the experts to help you rid yourself of the habit or just learn how to handle your time better. Just do something. Now. Give yourself a five-minute plan that gets you focused on a single task. The idea is that one step in the right direction is sometimes all it takes to get back on track. On a more ambitious scale,  map out a series of short-term deadlines. Log your work in order to give you a clearer idea of how you work. Have the right job or mission in life. A real procrastinator is better off structuring life and work in a way that accommodates the condition. That novel you always wanted to write? Maybe it's just not you.