Some of us who procrastinate focus too much on what we’re going to do instead of actually doing it. When we focus on what we’re going to do, we’re wasting brainpower on useless thinking. Instead of thinking about what we’re going to do, we can actually used that time to plan out what we want to do first. If we can think about specific things to do, then our minds don’t have to chase after general thoughts we can’t nail down. But we can nail down specifics thoughts. We can follow directions. We can follow a list because our brains are made to plan, retrieve data and execute.