Do you or your student struggle with procrastination?  Have you tried everything you can think of to stop?  In this series of articles, you’ll learn some important steps toward overcoming the urge to procrastinate.

Assess Why You Procrastinate

The first step is figuring out why you procrastinate.  This process is not to make you feel bad, but to identify the situations causing the problem so you can make the right changes. Learn More

Change Your Expectations

If you’re procrastinating because you don’t think you’ll do well on a task, try these suggestions to overcome these low expectations. Learn More

Deal with Distractions

If you often find lots of other activities to do instead of doing the right thing at the right time, try these suggestions. Learn More

Accept the Urge to Procrastinate

Accepting the urge doesn’t mean agreeing to procrastinate, but it is an important step to overcoming this problem. Learn More

Act on Your Values to Overcome Procrastination

Focusing on what is important to you allows you to ignore the urge to procrastinate. Learn More

Need More Help?

Contact us to make an appointment.  Dr. Davenport has lots of other strategies to help you deal with this most difficult of the executive functioning difficulties!

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