The timing of this article is impeccable! I just came off a dash (though I didn’t call it that) to take care of some call reports I have been putting off for a couple of days. Right now I’m taking a break before I start another dash to take care of call reports I’ve been putting off for a couple of weeks.

Because most of my procrastination comes in the form of surfing the web, reading RSS feeds, or checking email, I’ve found that the most effective tool to curb my procrastination is the temptation blocker. It’s kinda like your kitchen timer idea in that it blocks “tempting” programs (you decide which programs) for X minutes (or hours) so that you can get things done. I may have seen the link to it here originally but if I haven’t it would make for a great post. By the way, it’s free!

Thanks for the great site Merlin.