Procrastinating? Who, us? Neeever. If procrastinating feels like your dirty little secret or the bane of your existence, fear no more. According to the Harvard Business Review, your brain is wired to procrastinate. We perceive the immediate hassle of starting a task as greater than the reward of finishing it and, lo and behold, we wait as long as possible to get started. Here are some things you can do to procrastinate less. Rewiring your brain is possible, though, if you start thinking more about the gratification of completing the task ahead than the burden of getting through it — in this case, the destination is more important than the journey. And setting yourself up for shame can help too: Publicly commit to your goal and watch the fear of losing face light a fire under your [redacted].

We also love a good to-do list, and some of us here at Enterprise will forever remain partial to the feel of pen and paper over even the most user-friendly of apps. Whether you choose the digital or analog route, writing down the tasks ahead of you can help turn long-term or abstract goals into actionable, concrete steps. Instead of feeling adrift in a big project, your to-do list will anchor you to the current task, according to Fast Company.