Here’s how to work. Define the work, then here’s the important part: give it a time constraint. Don’t give anything more time than necessary. If you think you need more Time, you lack understanding of the assignment or don’t have understanding of the underlying concepts. Almost all work takes less time than we give it, but we vaguely understand what we’re to do, and how long to spend on it, which results in procrastination.
Consider two scenarios. In scenario A someone has a large project due Monday and they wait until Sunday night to start. This is procrastination; the person is afraid of completing the work. Then consider scenario B, where for the same project, someone understands the task perfectly and ahead of time planned in two hours of work on Sunday night to work on the project. This is how to work. While both people wait ‘late’ to do the assignment, the former fears the work and probably spends more time thinking about not wanting to work than actually working. The latter knows what do, appropriately allocates time, and works within these constraints.