Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life

by Gretchen Rubin

the trap of procrastination, and taking the first step is a way to escape. If I dread starting a task, just making a plan for beginning— jotting down a to-do list, finding the right link (as I did for the Scrivener website), locating the instructions—helps me start.