Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now

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Unlike other books, this book does not focus on getting more accomplished in less time. Rather, it’s about only doing the things that

In general, and particularly if the issues that you’re dealing with are severe, a CBT intervention based on a book won’t be sufficient compared to one led by a licensed professional, and you’re encouraged to seek help from a professional if you believe that you need it. Nevertheless, research has shown that even self-guided CBT can be beneficial when it comes to dealing with your procrastination, so it can be worthwhile to give it a try, even just as an initial step. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies. This book, written by two CBT therapists, is meant to serve as an overview of CBT, that will help you understand how it works and how you can implement it to solve your own problems.In the third section, Perry discusses the dangers of chronic procrastination and offers tips for overcoming them. In this article, you saw a large selection of books on the topic that can serve as guides when it comes to solving your procrastination problem. The Procrastination Cure: 21 Proven Tactics For Conquering Your Inner Procrastinator, Mastering Your Time, And Boosting Your Productivity! by Damon Zahariades Prem R, Scheel TE, Weigelt O, Hoffmann K, Korunka C. Procrastination in daily working life: A diary study on within-person processes that link work characteristics to workplace procrastination. Front Psychol. 2018;9:1087. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01087

The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing. This relatively light and humorous book was written by philosopher John Perry, who is noted for suggesting the concept of “structured procrastination”, which involves getting things done by procrastinating on something more important.Tracy then provides 21 techniques for becoming more productive, including breaking down goals into smaller tasks, setting deadlines, and avoiding distractions. Beutel ME, Klein EM, Aufenanger S, et al. Procrastination, distress and life satisfaction across the age range - A German representative community study. PLoS One. 2016;11(2):e0148054. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148054 Sometimes even fear of success and dealing with the subsequent changes in our lives can have a similar impact. In today’s article, I want to show you the top eight books that helped me the most on my own journey of overcoming procrastination. In this two-part book, the author begins by making the argument that having a Deep Work ethic will produce great benefits. Secondly, he presents a training regimen for transforming your habits to support the skill of Deep Work.

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play. This book, written by a licensed psychologist, outlines a system to help you learn how to get things done in a timely manner, while eliminating the stress and anxiety caused by them, so you can increase the amount of time you spend having fun without feeling guilty about it. How to Stop Procrastinating is designed to be the ultimate guide to creating good habits to defeat procrastination.With the inclusion of current psychological research and clear strategies to help make a change, this book helps readers stop their self-destructive habits and become more accomplished.

Getting Things Done, or GTD in short, is all about organizing your life so that you feel more in control of. You just know you’ve got everything covered. You know you’ve got an overview of your life. You know it’s all saved in your system somewhere. He believes that waking up early in the morning leaves us feeling inspired, focused, and full of drive. After all, the early bird catches the worm, as the saying goes. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson One of my favorite ways to make habits easier is to use The 2-Minute Rule, which states, “When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.” The idea is to make it as easy as possible to get started and then trust that momentum will carry you further into the task after you begin. Once you start doing something, it’s easier to continue doing it. The 2–Minute Rule overcomes procrastination and laziness by making it so easy to start taking action that you can’t say no. Emotional Intelligence for Self-Discipline includes 80+ exercises to help you in the process of overcoming laziness and internalizing self-control. Most Common Questions There are many ways to force you to pay the costs of procrastination sooner rather than later. For example, if you are exercising alone, skipping your workout next week won’t impact your life much at all. Your health won’t deteriorate immediately because you missed that one workout. The cost of procrastinating on exercise only becomes painful after weeks and months of lazy behavior. However, if you commit to working out with a friend at 7 a.m. next Monday, then the cost of skipping your workout becomes more immediate. Miss this one workout and you look like a jerk.Read on and may find all the answers. Just be careful about procrastinating while reading this list! Solving the Procrastination Puzzle by Timothy A. Pychyl If overflowing inboxes and unmet deadlines are adding to your anxiety and you wonder why on earth I am procrastinating, this book gives the answer. The main point here is that our ability to make daily decisions is limited. So when we have to make more and more decisions (even about small things), we tend to become indecisive and procrastinate.