The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not working on what they should ideally be working on.

Voltaire was a smart cookie.

The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As the deadline approaches, they must set the bar lower.

The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not working on what they should ideally be working on.

Plan your day with an eye to your tendency to procrastinate, and put in safeguards to keep it to a minimum.

While procrastinating is not a flaw, being a structured procrastinator is actually one way of being pretty productive.

You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive.