As everyone is finally ending their spring breaks, we all begin to enter the last leg of the school year. For many people, myself included, this last month or so is going to be an absolute nightmare in terms of schoolwork. I for one cannot believe how many projects, tests, and assignments my teachers all managed to cram into my remaining six weeks of school. With so much stuff going on, it's easy to get bogged down by one big thing: procrastination. If you're a human being, chances are you procrastinate in some way or another. But don't fear, there's hope for us all! Here are five easy ways for you to stop procrastinating and start working.

1. Start by making a list of all the things that you need to accomplish. I usually order the items on my to-do list by their importance, which I typically determine by what time they need to be done by. If you don't get to a number of things on your list in one day, that's OK! Just move those things you didn't accomplish to the front of your list for the next day. Seeing all the things you have to do listed out in front of you can be a good way to put your priorities for the day in order and can help you to calm down a little if you're feeling stressed. Plus, you feel awesome every time you cross something off your list.

2. Next, you should try to minimize distractions from your phone. This step can be different for different people, and it all depends on your level of self-control when it comes to your devices. For me, this means telling whoever I'm texting that I'm studying, putting my phone screen-down on the desk and putting it on a part of my desk that's out of the way from my school stuff. I have a decent amount of self-control when it comes to checking my phone during homework, but if you don't, you could try something more along the lines of turning off your phone or putting it somewhere out of reach from where you're sitting. Having it out of immediate reach definitely helps to stop you from just grabbing your phone and idly checking it.

3. Try to also minimize internet distractions on your laptop as much as you can. This is one that I even struggle with, because I have so much homework that I do online. I know how easy and natural it is to just start typing in random websites in new tabs and distracting yourself when you get bored of your homework. But you have to resist having a million BuzzFeed tabs open while you're trying to work. Again, this step comes down to the amount of self-control you have. I've been getting better at being able to tell myself to stop when I start feeling the urge to go to different websites when I get bored of whatever I'm working on. But if you have zero self-control in this area, there are numerous websites that can block out certain websites for a certain amount of time while you're studying.

4. If your problem with procrastination is that you can't make yourself even begin work, this one's for you. You need to take out all of the things you need to actually do your work, and set it out on your desk or table or wherever you're sitting at. Just get out your materials, and put them out like you're going to work. Even though you may not start to work immediately, I think that having your stuff all laid out already will motivate you to begin to work when the times comes. This one may seem kind of obvious to some people, but I think that it really does help you to get started on your work. Though it sounds slightly scary, I think that your stuff all laid out and staring at you helps for you to confront it and the workload that comes with it. I stole the idea from something I once saw about how you shouldn't decide to go to the gym until after you have your gym clothes on. To me, just having all the gear you need to go to the gym on -- or in this case, all the materials you need to work ready to go -- helps force you a little bit to actually start.

5. Reward yourself for the work that you do. The best incentive to actually get stuff done at times isn't necessarily going to be just getting the work done. I know at times I have to give myself small rewards for accomplishing tasks that I really was trying to push off. Your rewards can really be anything you want them to be -- maybe food, Netflix, or spending time with your friends, it's really all up to you! I've come to find that chocolate and watching "Fixer Upper" on HGTV are extremely good incentives, but that's just me.

So now that I've given you my best tools for conquering procrastination, go forth! I believe that all of you can begin to procrastinate less, even if it's just a little bit at a time. I am not going to guarantee that you will stop procrastinating forever, because that's impossible, but I do think that these tips will help you in some way. And if you're reading this while procrastinating, go do what you need to do.