Once one has accepted that they procrastinate, they should go about steps for disciplining themselves so they don't fall back into the painful loop of putting off work. I personally got the help of my girlfriend; every time I don't get work done by a certain time or date I will not get any food if we go out. My main diet consists of pizza, and the idea that I will not be able to receive pizza if we go out to a pizza place terrifies me. So this kind of discipline works out fairly well. That is not the only kind of discipline at one's disposal though; congratulate yourself whenever you follow through with work. Order your favorite food that night, go out to see a movie, buy a pony! Whatever you think you deserve (within reason), get it.
P.S. This kind of reinforcement is positive reinforcement. Used by many classic psychologists.
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