Timothy A. Pychyl

The Latin roots of the word procrastination mean ‘to put forward to tomorrow.’

IF I say something to myself like, ‘Oh, I’ll feel more like doing this tomorrow,’ I will catch myself in this self-deception and add ‘THEN I will just get started on the task instead.’ It works. You’d be surprised.

Procrastination is a form of self-regulation failure. We fail to regulate our behavior to achieve our own goals. We make an intention to act, but we do not use the self-control necessary to act when intended.

When we procrastinate on our goals, we are basically putting off our lives.

This book provides a concise summary of key strategies to reduce procrastination in your life.

Once we start a task, it is rarely as bad as we think. Our research shows us that getting started changes our perception of a task. It can also change our perception of ourselves in important ways.

Willpower is a limited resource that I need to use strategically.

Everyone procrastinates. I believe this and research has documented this in a number of different ways.

A strong goal intention, an intention for which you have a very strong commitment, is absolutely essential. As is commonly said, where there’s a will, there’s a way.