The first step to overcoming procrastination is ______________ it.

You must learn to identify the pattern or routine you are falling into when performing tasks to alleviate procrastination and achieve maximum efficacy throughout the day. Identifying procrastination includes recognizing when you're delaying the task at hand because you are reprioritizing your workload and when you are delaying it because of lack of motivation, etc. The former is not necessarily procrastinating as you are delaying it for a good reason, and you plan to be brief. But you should know that when you start putting the task off indefinitely or avoid doing it because it's boring, then it becomes procrastination.