I would write down your beliefs about working, and then analyze them. The goal should be to identify false and unhelpful beliefs and then find things that you can replace them with. Your basic beliefs about how the working world works will be a much better psychology base for other skills like beating procrastination or improving willpower. Read books or listen to things that will replace your old beliefs.
One thing that is an important part of procrastination is anxiety that is often related to feeling like your work is part of your self-worth, and so by not working you feel bad.
If you aren’t getting anywhere, then you may want to allow yourself to read some procrastination/self help books. For me back when I was depressed at one point I thought “hey, if I’m not going to do anything but sit in my room and watch videos, I guess I’ll watch these positive psychology videos”. That was a pretty awesome choice. Summaries that other’s have posted are good for references, but I get much more out of reading books, where I have more time to make connections and figure out how something would fit into my life.
Also, pay a visit to a counselor, or get a free consultation (E.Y’s partner Erin does productivity related counseling). Since you are in school this is probably cheap, and a good counselor is worth quite a bit.
I would write down your beliefs about working, and then analyze them. The goal should be to identify false and unhelpful beliefs and then find things that you can replace them with. Your basic beliefs about how the working world works will be a much better psychology base for other skills like beating procrastination or improving willpower. Read books or listen to things that will replace your old beliefs.
One thing that is an important part of procrastination is anxiety that is often related to feeling like your work is part of your self-worth, and so by not working you feel bad.
If you aren’t getting anywhere, then you may want to allow yourself to read some procrastination/self help books. For me back when I was depressed at one point I thought “hey, if I’m not going to do anything but sit in my room and watch videos, I guess I’ll watch these positive psychology videos”. That was a pretty awesome choice. Summaries that other’s have posted are good for references, but I get much more out of reading books, where I have more time to make connections and figure out how something would fit into my life.
Also, pay a visit to a counselor, or get a free consultation (E.Y’s partner Erin does productivity related counseling). Since you are in school this is probably cheap, and a good counselor is worth quite a bit.