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viii Foreword

on procrastination, I am always looking for the goal or purpose of
this type of behavior. Some people use procrastination for the pur-
pose of avoiding difficult or time-consuming tasks. Others use it
because they lack knowledge or skills and are afraid that if they
screw up, others will find this out (i.e., nothing ventured, nothing
lost!). Some use it as a way to express anger (passively) at another
by withholding their best efforts. This book will help you learn just
how complex human behavior can be and discover the many rea-
sons or goals that might be met by delaying a necessary activity.
Procrastination is often seen as a method for coping with the
anxiety involved in making difficult choices or decisions and tak-
ing action. This response has become especially prevalent in to-
day’s world, where choices are such a big part of everyday life and
very few people have been taught choice-making skills. Because
we do not know what to do, we do nothing and hope that the situ-
ation will go away. This is akin to riding a horse facing backward
or swimming upstream. It seldom works, and it can have destruc-
tive consequences.
In End Procrastination Now! Bill Knaus will teach you a three-
pronged approach to cutting through procrastination and accom-
plishing more in life. The three prongs are:

1. Educate yourself about how procrastination works and
change procrastination thinking (the cognitive way).
2. Build tolerance and stamina to tough your way through
uncomfortable circumstances (the emotive way).
3. Decide on your direction, behaviorally follow through, and
apply what you know to prosper through your work and
accomplishments (the behavioral way).

In this book, Bill Knaus demonstrates the rare ability to sim-
plify the complex procrastination process and to provide clear,
easy-to-follow steps to learn self-regulation. By following his sug-