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                                            table 2.3
                                    Your ABCDE Resolution


                    Adversity or activating event:
                    Realistic beliefs:

                    Emotional and behavioral consequences that may extend from the realistic
                    beliefs:
                    Beliefs that trigger procrastination:

                    Emotional and behavioral consequences that extend from procrastination
                    thinking:

                    Disputing (correcting) procrastination-related beliefs:
                    Questions       Straight Answers      Do-It-Now Strategy
                    Issue:


                      1.    Fit with      1.                1.
                       reality?

                      2.    Support per-    2.              2.
                       formance?

                      3.    Support     3.                  3.
                       positive
                       actions?

                      4.    Allow for      4.               4.
                        a broad
                        range of
                        emotions?
                      5.    Promote     5.                  5.
                       healthy life-
                       style habits?
                      6.    Lead to     6.                  6.
                        openness to
                        experience
                        and flex-
                        ibility?




                      Effects: What positive new results did you produce for yourself
                  through this exercise? _______________________________________
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