It all comes down to doing things you don't want to do.
Procrastination as a concept exists to trick you into thinking that you should want to do the thing you don't want to do.
It's much better to just recognize that there's a lot of things I don't want to do, and there is no trick to make me like those things, and it will be miserable doing those things. Sometimes, I'll need to do things I don't want. No way out of it.
In my opinion, it's also beneficial to keep it simple. Instead of playing a game of "if I finish this side project, I'll be able to show it to others, then maybe I'll be recognized, then...", just keep it simple: do you want to work on it or not (does it make you happy?), right now? Do you need to work on it (to pay bills, to support children, etc), right now?
This way, you never procrastinate. You either succeeded at avoiding doing something you don't want to do, or you failed doing something you need to do.
Procrastination as a concept exists to trick you into thinking that you should want to do the thing you don't want to do.
It's much better to just recognize that there's a lot of things I don't want to do, and there is no trick to make me like those things, and it will be miserable doing those things. Sometimes, I'll need to do things I don't want. No way out of it.
In my opinion, it's also beneficial to keep it simple. Instead of playing a game of "if I finish this side project, I'll be able to show it to others, then maybe I'll be recognized, then...", just keep it simple: do you want to work on it or not (does it make you happy?), right now? Do you need to work on it (to pay bills, to support children, etc), right now?
This way, you never procrastinate. You either succeeded at avoiding doing something you don't want to do, or you failed doing something you need to do.