How to Stop Procrastinating: a simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

Reason #7: You Often Get Distracted
Let’s dive into all the modern distractions that we’re faced with daily:
Email messages.
Text messages.
Push notifications.
Social media updates.
Phone calls.
Meetings.
Skype calls.
People asking for your time.
Side tasks (e.g., errands, paperwork, desk organization).
The list goes on and on.
In fact, 
in a recent survey conducted by Career Builder
, it was found that
one in five employers believe that their workers spend fewer than five
hours each day being productive. When looking for a reason for this, over
half of the employers say that workers’ smartphones are the first thing to
blame, closely followed by spending time on the internet and gossiping
around the workplace.
So, how can you keep these distractions at bay?
One simple solution is to design your environment so as to prevent those
temptations from occurring in the first place. You can do this by:
blocking the websites that often distract you using tools like
SelfControl
or 
Freedom
;
deleting games and apps on your smartphone;
disabling wireless internet whenever you need to focus on deep
work;
putting your smartphone on airplane mode;

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wearing noise-canceling headphones;
unplugging your router; and
closing your door to avoid interruptions from coworkers or family.
Sure, some of these strategies might seem extreme. But they can be
incredibly effective if you understand your temptations and are willing to
remove them from your environment whenever you need to focus on an
important task.