This article is from the book, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Women , by The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books. To send a link and summary of this article to a friend, click here . Think over the last week or so. Everyone procrastinates now and then, says Jane Burka, Ph.D., a psychologist in Berkeley, California, and co-author of Procrastination . But ours is not a culture that takes kindly to serious procrastinators.
Some procrastinators claim that they do their best work under pressure.
That's true for some people, but not everyone, says Dr. Burka. If your work is a disappointment, you have to question the premise. Remind yourself that the sooner you get started, the sooner you'll finish. Divide and conquer. Let's say that you have something that's due ASAP, and you haven't even started it yet.