Wake Up!
A simple practice to help stop procrastination can take place the first thing in the morning. When the alarm rings, get up. Do not dawdle or press the snooze button. When the alarm rings, you get up. A simple practice like this can help us with other things. When it is time to do them, you do them. Sometimes the things we have to do are good or not so good. It does not matter. It is best to do them when it is time. There is a story of a monk working out in the heat of the day in a field. A passerby stops and asks him “Why are you working out here now when it is so hot?” The monk replies “Why would I be anywhere else?” When it is time to work, work. When it is time to play, play. When it is time to wake up, wake up.
