Procrastination is the bane of life. It is a major problem. The  procrastinator losses perspective. He/she tends to do unimportant tasks  because either they are easy or to his/her liking. In any case this is a  bad habit which must be eradicated all together.          Normally one tends to postpone difficult and time consuming projects. In  case the project is likely to take a long time you need to decide that  you must make a beginning. Long ago I had listen to a training tape  where the trainer said that in such cases use ‘Salami Technique.’  Further he described when you look at the Salami it is very unappetizing  to look at. But if you cut it into smaller slices it becomes quite  palatable. Similarly if we break a daunting task in small pieces we can  handle the small parts of the problem and solve it using this piecemeal  approach. The best suggestion is that you focus on starting the project  rather than thinking about how it is going to be finished.           Another ...