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Foreword

If it weren’t for the last minute,
I wouldn’t get anything done.
—Anonymous

e all put things off. For example, I managed to put off writ-
Wing this foreword until the night before the final deadline.
Had I read this book sooner, I would have used Bill Knaus’s ideas
to get the foreword done long before the deadline.
Fortunately, no one procrastinates 100 percent of the time, but
everyone procrastinates, some more than others. According to Psy-
chology Today, 20 percent of people identify themselves as chronic
procrastinators. This book is not focused on procrastinators, but
is actually about procrastinating actions, thoughts, and feelings.
You’ll benefit from this book if you experience occasional procras-
tinating actions or if you are someone with a more serious prob-
lem who has considerable stress and anxiety.
The characteristics commonly associated with procrastination
are varied, including low self-confidence, calling attention to how
busy you are, stubbornness, manipulation as a means to cope with
pressure, and being a frustrated victim. Adlerian psychology has
taught me that all behavior has a purpose. So when I read a book