regular class work. Some students go so far as to use
the system with a friend, agreeing to review each other's journal once a week. As Christine from Harvard suggests: "If you have a friend in the same class, check up on each other's progress." And even if you can't find a willing journal partner, there are other ways to use friends to jump-start your drive: "It helps to simply tell your roommates of your goals, and have them guilt-trip you into working."
Procrastination Battle Plan #2: Feed the Machine
Low energy breeds procrastination. Most students know the feeling—your mind starts to feel sluggish, you begin to read whole pages of text without remembering a single word, and writing coherent notes becomes a Herculean task.
It's almost impossible to motivate yourself to stick to a schedule under these mental conditions. Accordingly, during long work periods, you need to feed your body the fuel it needs to perform at its peak. Think of your brain like a machine. If you want to defeat procrastination, you need to provide it with the energy necessary to concentrate and win the fight. Without proper care, it will turn against you.
