'Grit your teeth and do the thing': Strategies to eliminate procrastination 

It's easy to get distracted by the latest email when you're under pressure to finish a difficult task at work.  But there are steps you can take to stay on track and increase your productivity
There's no time like the present to get back into a routine!

There's no time like the present to get back into a routine!

I’ve been at my desk for 40 minutes and have just finished writing one sentence. That’s because I’ve been procrastinating, something most people in the workplace struggle with occasionally.

“We all procrastinate to different levels,” says Brian Pennie, a former heroin addict who is now a doctor of neuroscience and about to deliver a course titled: ‘ How to Boost Energy, Increase Productivity and Eliminate Procrastination’ at the Work Well Institute in Dublin. “I help people understand why they procrastinate and give them strategies to overcome it.”

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