15 Ways to Procrastinate Productively

Make a to-do list

Want to turn those moments of procrastination into moments of productivity? Start by making a to-do list. Jotting down the tasks you need to complete can help you mentally prepare to get them out of the way and become more aware of the resources around you that can help you do so.

As Art Markman, PhD, a professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, noted on Fast Company, simply reading over a to-do list “helps remind you what you’re trying to accomplish in the first place” and “primes your mind to problem solve.”