Something that helped me to not procrastinate as much was going to uni early and getting something done before class - if I had a 9am lecture, I'd try to get there by 8:30 and do half an hour of stuff, if my first lecture was 11am I'd try to get there by 10. Staying later after class was sometimes useful too.
Even that wasn't foolproof, because I'd often avoid the subject that I should've been working on and worked on a different one instead 
But I work better in the mornings and never want to do anything but slack off after getting home, so it helped a bit.
@Georgie wrote:
Procrastination is seriously my enemy too Cassie.
If I really need to get something done, I try and set myself challenges to stay on task.
Eg. Keep facebook/gmail/twitter closed for one hour.
Get the essay outline written by 10am.
Also, I try and break things up into hour-by-hour time frames, including breaks and stretches, cups of tea etc, so that I know that I will have an opportunity to give my brain a rest in 20 minutes or whatever, and until then, I have got a set task to do.
Visual cues are also helpful. I sometimes write little signs like "Stop! Stay on task!" and stick them on my computer so I have a constant reminder. Or more positively, you could try ones like "Keep going!" or write or put pictures to remind you of your goals, why the topic is useful, interesting or necessary, or pictures of things you can reward yourself with when you're done.
Ooh, these look interesting. I'm going to borrow your ideas and trial them. 
@Georgie - good idea! I'll keep that in mind next time I'm planning.
@lightuptheworld - I think it was Supersky who suggested that. But I agree, it's a good idea
@Georgie wrote:
Procrastination is seriously my enemy too Cassie.
Me too!! 
@I write 1 paragraph @ a time, along with breaks for Miso and tea!
