One of my most popular productivity articles was “Overcoming Procrastination,” which I originally wrote in 2001. Since then it’s been republished many times and translated into other languages. I decided to give it a fresh editing pass to update it, and I’ve posted the updated version of “Overcoming Procrastination” in the free articles section.

If you ever find yourself feeling demotivated because of too many setbacks in a short period of time, here’s a simple way to rebuild your confidence and restore motivation: Switch to smaller tasks you’re certain to achieve, and just do those for a day or two. Put the big projects off for a moment. Get [...]