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Solving the Procrastination Puzzle

A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change

A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change

By Timothy A. Pychyl

By Timothy A. Pychyl

By Timothy A. Pychyl

By Timothy A. Pychyl

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Dec 26, 2013 | ISBN 9780399168123

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    About Solving the Procrastination Puzzle

    The revised edition of the self-published hit, offering powerful strategies to end procrastination.
     
    Why do we sabotage our own best intentions? How can we eliminate procrastination from our lives for good? Based on current psychological research and supplemented with clear strategies for change, this concise guide will help readers finally break free from self-destructive ideas and habits, and move into freedom and accomplishment. With numerous practical tips for change, Solving the Procrastination Puzzle brings clarity and scientific studies—and a touch of humor!—to the quest for successfully achieving goals. This accessible guide is perfect for entrepreneurs, parents, students, and anyone who wants to get unstuck, stop delaying, and start living their most inspired life.

    About Solving the Procrastination Puzzle

    The revised edition of the self-published hit, offering powerful strategies to end procrastination.
     
    Why do we sabotage our own best intentions? How can we eliminate procrastination from our lives for good? Based on current psychological research and supplemented with clear strategies for change, this concise guide will help readers finally break free from self-destructive ideas and habits, and move into freedom and accomplishment. With numerous practical tips for change, Solving the Procrastination Puzzle brings clarity and scientific studies—and a touch of humor!—to the quest for successfully achieving goals. This accessible guide is perfect for entrepreneurs, parents, students, and anyone who wants to get unstuck, stop delaying, and start living their most inspired life.

    About Timothy A. Pychyl

    Timothy A. Pychyl Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa. Researching and writing about procrastination since 1995, Pychyl has garnered an international reputation for his scholarship and a global audience for his iProcrastinate podcasts and… More about Timothy A. Pychyl

    About Timothy A. Pychyl

    Timothy A. Pychyl Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa. Researching and writing about procrastination since 1995, Pychyl has garnered an international reputation for his scholarship and a global audience for his iProcrastinate podcasts and… More about Timothy A. Pychyl

    Product Details

    Category: Inspiration & Motivation | Personal Growth

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by TarcherPerigee
    Dec 26, 2013 | 128 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780399168123

    Category: Inspiration & Motivation | Personal Growth

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by TarcherPerigee
    Oct 29, 2013 | 128 Pages | ISBN 9780698148314
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    Praise

    “Don’t be mislead by the concise size (100 pages) of this book. Timothy Pychyl has been helping people change their put-it-off mindsets for twenty years. Each page has been carefully thought out to hold readers’ attention as he tells us how to get about doing what we need to do in order to make our lives more productive and fulfilling. Laced with cartoons to keep readers laughing as they learn, the guidance is wise, down-to-earth, and easy to embrace.”
    –RETAILING INSIGHT

    Table Of Contents

    Acknowledgments    …………………………………………………………………………………..       v
    Introduction   …………………………………………………………………………………………….      

    Chapter 1 – What is procrastination? Why does it matter?      ……………………..      

    Chapter 2 – Is procrastination really a problem? What are the costs of
                                  procrastinating? ………………………………………………………………..    

    Chapter 3 – What’s the most important thing we need to know
                                  about procrastination? ………………………………………………………    

    Chapter 4 – Why we won’t feel like it tomorrow  ………………………………………..     

    Chapter 5 – Excuses & Self-deception: How our thinking contributes to
                                  our procrastination ……………………………………………………………   

    Chapter 6 – The power of getting started ……………………………………………………      

    Chapter 7 – Why getting started isn’t the whole solution ……………………………..     

    Chapter 8 – Willpower, willpower, if we only had the willpower …………………….   

    Chapter 9 – What’s bred in the bone: Personality and procrastination …………     

    Chapter 10 – Cyberslacking on the procrastination superhighway ……………….     

    Concluding Thoughts — On the road of self-change        ………………………………………

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