I'm always procrastinating. I've developed it to an art form. At the end of the article she writes about how it's really self-doubt among other things. For me it is self-doubt. I let myself fall into doubt pits and it's easier to stay there than crawl back out again.

Overcoming Procrastination In Your Home Business - Elena Fawkner

Here are some action change steps from "Overcoming Procrastination: A New Look"

1. Start with clear, measurable, achievable goals. For example, I am going to spend 15 minutes each day next week from Monday through Friday writing the first draft of next week's article.

2. Break the task down into bite-size pieces. On Monday I will write the introduction, on Tuesday the first paragraph, on Wednesday the third paragraph etc.

3. Commit five minutes to getting started then DO IT! At the end of five minutes, decide whether to commit to a further five minutes, and so on. This is an excellent way to break inertia. Try it. I did, and 5 minutes turned into and hour and a half and a completed article!

4. Get organized. Create three files: (1) catch-up; (2) keep-up and (3) get-ahead. Put the long overdue activities you want to finish in the catch-up file and set aside time each day to work at the items in this file, checking them off as you go. In the keep-up file, emphasize completing priority tasks as they arise. In the get-ahead file, schedule time to initiate steps to advance your personal interests. These steps may be planning or activities.

5. Negotiate with yourself. When you are tempted to substitute a low priority activity (such as watching TV) for a priority project, make watching TV contingent upon doing part or all of the priority activity first. Then watching TV will be an enjoyable reward, rather than guilt-ridden procrastination.

Procrastination is unproductive and can even be harmful to your best interests if taken to extremes. It is not just a simple act of putting off until tomorrow what you could get done today. Studies show that procrastination is a symptom of self-doubt, self-downing, discomfort-dodging and irrational guilt. In turn, the results of procrastination can be a further stimulus for the erroneous beliefs that led to procrastination in the first place.