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SOLVING THE PROCRASTINATION PUZZLE

Timothy A. Pychyl

A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change

The perfect book for entrepreneurs, parents, students, and everyone who wants to get unstuck, move from pause to play, stop delaying, and start living their most inspired life.
Why do we sabotage our own best intentions? How can we reduce procrastination in our lives? Based on current psychological research and supplemented with clear strategies for change, this short guide will help readers to finally break free from self-destructive ideas and habits, and move into freedom and accomplishment. With a summary of key concepts along with practical tips for change, SOLVING THE PROCRASTINATION PUZZLE brings clarity, scientific studies - and a touch of humor! - to the quest for successfully achieving goals.

SOLVING THE PROCRASTINATION PUZZLE has sold thousands of copies in a self-published edition (print and e-book). Tarcher is now publishing a new edition with a new introduction, new research, and new material to take the book to the next level. Dr. Timothy A. Pychyl is an associate professor of psychology at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). Researching and writing about procrastination since 1995, Tim has garnered an international reputation for his scholarship and a global audience for his iProcrastinate Podcasts and his Don't Delay blog with Psychology Today. Tim is a passionate and talented professor who has received numerous awards including Canada's prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship.
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Published 2013-12-26 by Trade Paperback

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Published 2013-12-26 by Trade Paperback

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Everyone procrastinates – academics are especially prone to it. But why do we procrastinate? Is it lack of will-power? Or is procrastination more like a disease, something that might be cured? Can we structure our priorities in such a way so as to accomplish more even while procrastinating? Read more...

Just get started. “Don’t make it any more complicated than that,” says Timothy Pychyl, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa and author of The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle. “You can do anything for 10 minutes, so just pick any part of it and jump in.” Once you’re on a roll, you may well get into it. Read more...

Don't be misled 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.

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Conquering This Emotion Can Make You More Productive. No one likes to procrastinate -- and recognition of that simple fact may be the just the spark you need to get going. Read more...

Ready to get started? Get Dr. Pychyl’s book, Solving the Procrastination Puzzle today, and begin to see yourself like never before: on time. Read more...

This short book — less than 100 pages, thus perfect for procrastinators — grew out of this Carleton University prof’s Don’t Delay blog for Psychology Today. It requires active participation in exercises designed to winkle out what causes you to procrastinate, including finding the right mantra to prevent you from backsliding. Read more...

Dr. Timothy Pychyl talks about short- and long-term effects of procrastination. Read more...

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