attention, distraction and focus

focusing on a task has become a great challenge to me, though i have the ability to focus on something to the exclusion of everything else.  focusing or action and the ability to focus are two different things. 

i find it hard to focus because 1) there are lots of distractions these days, 2) i have not set my priorities in order, and 3) there are so many things i want to accomplish.  I have not found a way to balance and coordinate my time, attention, intentions and actions.

One of the behavioral pattern that worked for me before, was to wait until a task is due (procrastinate in other words) because the impending deadline forces me to ignore all the distractions (consciously or subconsciously) and therefore i exercise my will to pay attention only to the task. 

 I am trying to change this pattern because i want to be more efficient, realizing the things i have written just now will help.