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Procrastination (Cont’d.): Promissory note procrastination, 14
approaches to ending, viii, xv, xxiv–xxix Psychological approach (See
change, phases and plan, 18–26 Behavioral approach; Cognitive
choosing to change, xix–xx approach; Emotive approach)
as defense, 10–11 Psychological illusions, decisive
defined, xvi, 3 action, 95–97
do-it-now philosophy, xxiii–xxiv Psychology Today, vii
emotions and sensations, xvi–xxvii, PURRRRS plan, 62–67
51–52 (See also Emotive approach)
fear of failure, xxii–xxiii, 78 R
motives for, 4 Rational decision process, decisive
people with procrastination habit, action, 106–107
xviii–xix Rational-emotive ABCDE method,
perceptions and thoughts, xvi, xxvi 34–43, 183
(See also Cognitive approach) Rational emotive behavior therapy
“procrastinator” label, xx–xxi (REBT), 34, 39
research on, xxviii Reactance procrastination, 12
sample therapy script/case study, Reason, PURRRRS plan, 62–67
171–188 REBT rational emotive behavior
sequence example, xvii–xviii therapy (REBT), 34, 39
styles of, 3–16 Reflection:
as symptom, 10 PURRRRS plan, 62–67
transition to productive habits, work environment, 72–73
xxvii–xxix Reframing the problem, decisive
underlying purpose of, xi–xii actions, 105
(See also specific types of procrastination) Regulation:
Procrastination journal: five-phase self-regulation program,
altering procrastination thinking, 151–168
43–44 self-regulated learning, 134, 136–139
CHANGE plan, 25–26 Relief, and decisive actions, 99
decisive action, 110–111 Renouvier, Charles, xx
“emotional muscle” building, 69–70 Resilience (See “Emotional muscle”
stress-related procrastination, 87–89 building)
techniques, behavioral, 141–142 Resources, 189–198
work procrastination, 169–170 Response, PURRRRS plan, 62–67
Procrastination log, 17–18 Review/revise, PURRRRS plan, 62–67
Procrastination thinking, cognitive Rewards:
approach, 27–44 deadline procrastination, 5–6
ABCDE method, 34–43 intrinsic, 139
procrastination journal, 43–44 “The Road Not Taken” (Frost), xix
types of, 28–34 Rotating door procrastination style, 123
Productive opportunities, identifying, Rules of thumb (heuristics), and
152 decisive action, 97–98
Productive scenarios, five-phase self-
regulation program, 161–163 S
Productivity and time management, salary.com survey, xviii
116–117 Satisfaction vs. hassle, End Procrasti-
Program Evaluation and Review nation Now! Tips, 118
Technique (PERT) planning Schurz, Carl, 156
framework, 163–166 Secondary distress, 68