I just watched the video:
The Science of Procrastination. This was a very informative video that showed how our motivation is highly dependent on how imminent a reward is perceived to be. That means that we have a tendency to go for immediate rewards over long term rewards. This shows why we cram for tests. We can spend a lot of time procrastinating and not studying for a test because we don't see the immediate pay off a long way out from the test date, but when the time draws nearer and nearer to the test date we start to give the test more value and begin to cram all night long. I have been a victim of this a few times myself.
One of the ways the video says to combat procrastination is to change your mindset and not say that studying is torture, you should think that you enjoy being productive. This will help you enjoy the process of achieving something and not let you get sucked into procrastination.
Source: A year from now you will be glad you started today
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