I think that's mainly just part of being human. Although it is part of the profile of an INFP to procrastinate completing tasks. We like spending our time dreaming up new things.

yes totally but i'm now on medicine for a.d.d. which I seem to have ...
helps ...
read up on a.d.d. / adhd if you think have it ...

Yes, we procrastinate (Its the P)

Things that might help:

1. Psych yourself up : Think of all the bad things that will happen if you dont complete this. You wont get your degree, wont get a job, will live on the street, eat with stray dogs, etc etc. Fear is a great motivator.

2. Break the goal into smaller goals : write down all the small things you have to do to complete the job, and put down how many hours/days you'll need to finish each of them.

3. Be the pavlovian dog : Give yourself a treat when you finish each one of the smaller goals. Like, if you finish a certain chapter, go out and get yourself an icecream or something.

4. Use buffers : Put time buffers in your schedule to take care of procrastination. Aim at finishing the dissertation 2 days before it is due.

5. Have backup plans : If you dont finish in time, think of what excuse you can use to get extra time.

I second the ADHD thing. I was just diagnosed the "mild inattention" kind at age 21 for it. I also recommend taking fish oil for their omega 3s (3 a day). It is good for a whole bunch of things including anxiety and ADHD. I see it as basically helping connect things in the brain that need connecting. lol

I think Rax defenetely has hit the nail on the head
with #2 and #3;
however, I disagree completely with #1
Fear is probably why you're not doing it to begin with..
you feel inadequate against such a daunting task...
build yourself up.. look at things that you've done well,
go over past challenges that you've met and succeeded in.
Have girlfriend (or boyfriend) point out great things about you.
And #2 and #3... break it up into bite size pieces, and
reward yourself after each mini-goal is achieved.
Let yourself revel (briefly) in feeling goode about what you've
aqccomplished, and realize that you did that portion well,
you're totally up to the next stage.
Good Luck !
:)

I decided to join the Cult of Done - www.brepettis.com/blog/2009...festo.html

The Cult of Done Manifesto

1. There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and completion.
2. Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done.
3. There is no editing stage.
4. Pretending you know what you're doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you know what you're doing even if you don't and do it.
5. Banish procrastination. If you wait more than a week to get an idea done, abandon it.
6. The point of being done is not to finish but to get other things done.
7. Once you're done you can throw it away.
8. Laugh at perfection. It's boring and keeps you from being done.
9. People without dirty hands are wrong. Doing something makes you right.
10. Failure counts as done. So do mistakes.
11. Destruction is a variant of done.
12. If you have an idea and publish it on the internet, that counts as a ghost of done.
13. Done is the engine of more.

I think it truly is. My Dad is an INFP and a big time procrastinator, and so am I! Not sure if all INFPs are perfectionists, but that is the big connection I think. I had an instructor in college who understood me because she was the same way, and explained it to me a bit. Perfectionists procrastinate, because they are afraid what they are writing/doing won't be good enough so if you just do it at the last minute, you'll have an excuse and be "off the hook" if the result turns out to be less than perfect. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, I have the knack of knocking off term papers at the very last minute and generally still doing very well on them. It got to be a very bad habit. When I go back to school next year, I'll be doing it with two small kids to look after, so it won't really be an option to pull all nighters anymore, and do everything at the last minute. So I'm going to have to get past this/relearn this.