Reddit reviews The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing

> making a "procrastination villain" in my head that I try to beat.

Have you tried making it an ally or make use of it? Structured Procrastination is the only technique I use (now also a book that I haven't read. Here are my notes). I find this quote hilarious:

> The observant reader may feel at this point that structured procrastination requires a certain amount of self-deception, since one is in effect constantly perpetrating a pyramid scheme on oneself. (...) This is not a problem, because virtually all procrastinators have excellent self-deceptive skills also.

Have you heard of The Procrastination Equation by Piers Steel? I've read just Alex Vermeer's blog post about it. He also created this poster on how to get motivated based on the book.

The work of BJ Fogg is helpful for starting new habits: tiny habits, behavior model, behavior grid, Fogg method. Or watch his short talks.

I heard good things about the solving procrastination site. Discussion here and here.

EDIT: I've added my notes from the structured procrastination book.

Pick your poison:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction by Mary V. Solanto

The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing by John Perry

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

are you just distracted by social media or procrastinating in general? i recommend this delightful book to get an insight into your inner saboteur: https://www.amazon.de/Art-Procrastination-Effective-Lollygagging-Postponing/dp/0761171673

I also do this. You should get your girlfriend to read The Art of Procrastination. This was one of the, in hindsight, many indications I was a structured procrastinator. It's a really good book. :)

Everybody is lazy, unless you are lazy pathologically you are just like everyone else. We procrastinate like there is no tmrw sometimes & we get to work when we got to. As long as laziness is not paralyzing your life to some point of no return, you are just like me.

Laziness often brings some sense of dissapointment in oneself or self-loathing, and since you used them both in the same sentence I imagine the laziness mght be causing that, if that's the case again you are just like me.

I don't think that you meant to imply that laziness is much of an issue with you but if it interests you or might help you feel any better I'd reffer you to this book: The Art of Procrastination

i can recommend you a book:

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Procrastination-Effective-Lollygagging-Postponing/dp/0761171673

but as i remember, the author suggests to make less desireble things later that the others. for example, can you write a critic instead of your story? than to it. at least somethings can finish by this way.

and it comes to me, i can't do even this :/

I imagine this book would be helpful for that, though I've never gotten around to buying it.

It's also worth pointing you towards John Perry's IgNobel prize winning work on procrastination! http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Procrastination-Lollygagging-Postponing/dp/0761171673

>If you want something done quickly give the job to someone busy

Ell oh Ell. If I recall correctly, that is also a quote from a book called The Art of Procrastination

That book is hilarious. I highly recommend the read for anyone who considers themselves a procrastinator in any capacity.

You basically described The Art of Procrastination.

Practise discipline. You're not a slave to your personality type, like many people on here make it seem. It explains your personality, it doesn't govern it.

Disclipline is the most useful thing I have learned as an ENTP and had me going from a weed smoking insufferable wannabe intellectual on the couch, to a weedsmoking insufferable wannabe intellectual with two profitable businesses and head of marketing in a ski-resort

I still struggle with entp things, but my productivity is snowballing the more disciplined I get.

I know this isn't a detailed answer. But how you discipline yourself is up to the individual. For me it was mindfulness and just... doing anything instead of nothing.

And I recommend this book
Procrastination can be a perk of you use it right. It's going to show you that procrastination is a good thing.