How can I stop procrastinating and start working on projects earlier than the night before ?

Focusing on the reasons for your procrastination is the best way for dealing with it. Maybe noticing if you have avoidant behavior or want to block things out so you do a lot of fun things to keep your mind off things, but not things you need to be doing until the pressure is really on. People who feel anxious or unsettled in life can struggle with procrastination because they aren't content form moment to moment, they don't engage with the present moment in a healthy way, thus when they try to do certain things, it's a struggle. Initiation is difficult because it expends energy and steps into a place you don't want to go when the brain's main focus is avoiding pain and anxiety.

Do the work every hour or so. You don have to do it all in one sitting and stress yourself out. Go outside for a little bit, set a timer or when you need to do your work again. And when the timer goes of you can go inside and do some work for an hour or two. :)

I have this problem to. What really works for me is to take away all of the distractions that might be taking you away from your work, and make a list of things you have to do. Making a list makes me like 10x more likely to do something. And if that still doesn't work, you can think of what's going to happen if you don't do what you need to do, and help your future self out.

Break your task that you have to complete down into manageable chunks and set aside a time for each of them. Try to start early but don't tackle the whole task in one go if you feel like it is too much and it may lead to procrastination. Do a little bit at a time.

Writing down a specific schedule does wonders. Even if it is not strictly followed, having something written down substantiates it.

This is a very hard thing for me also. It has happened to me though that I just don't get it done and that is really not cool. So in order to do better, it helps me if I break the project down into little pieces and work like one or two pieces per day. I'd make a list of what needs to be done - breaking the larger pieces down into more manageable-sized ones. Sometimes my teacher or professor would sort of do this for me, making parts of the project due on different days ... but you can do that for yourself ... "Okay, all my research needs to be done by (date)" or "My reference page must be completed by (date)." Sometimes professors even give an exact time, 5:00pm or midnight - for example.

When you receive an assignment, get out your calendar (if you don't have one, invest in one!) and pencil in which evenings you will do a little bit of work on it. You can try to estimate how much time it will take you to complete it, and disperse the work evenly over the time you have to do it.

Just focus. Remove all things that makes you procastinate. Like for an example, phones, internet, hanging out with friends, etc

When you get the project work on it immediately or else you will keep saying I will do it tomorrow and safe it till the last minute

In order to stop procrastinating and start working on projects earlier than the night before, figure out what is the cause of your procrastination. Is it due to fear of failure, perfectionism, anxiety? Finding out the cause will help you come up with a solution. Breaking up the projects into smaller tasks can help a project seem less overwhelming. Giving herself dates that you want to finish each smaller task by will help you stay on track. It will also hopefully help you not have the whole project to complete the night before. Asking questions or seeking help along the way for clarification can also help you make sure you fully understand the project.