Still Procrastinating? : The No-Regrets Guide to Getting It Done

Still Procrastinating? is based on science - not opinion or popular misconceptions about procrastination- and these results are written in an engaging way in order to help readers understand the problem and find solutions. Ferrari shows that for many men and women chronic procrastination is not about poor time management, but about self-sabotaging tendencies which handicap them from reaching their full potential. Procrastination is a learned behavior, so it can be unlearned, too.PrefaceChapter 1: Everyone Procrastinates, But NOT Every One is a ProcrastinatorChapter 2: "I'm Better Under Pressure" : The Arousal Procrastinator MythChapter 3: Indecision: Decisional ProcrastinationChapter 4: Why Self-regulation Fails: How You're Your Own Worst EnemyChapter 5: Perfection is Pure FictionChapter 6: Technology: Making It Easier to Procrastinate?Chapter 7: Why the Time of Day Matters to ProcrastinatorsChapter 8: The RRR of Procrastination: Reactance, Revenge, and RegretChapter 9: Social Support: Getting By With A Little Help From My Friends?Chapter 10: Academic Procrastination: Why Students Delay, and What it Means for the Rest of Their LivesChapter 11: Procrastination at WorkChapter 12: Procrastination and Personality StylesEpilogueReferences

Joseph R. Ferrari, Ph.D., is a distinguished professor of psychology at DePaul University and the American Psychological Association's main resource on procrastination. Dr. Ferrari has been featured on ABC News and Good Morning America as well as on NPR, BBC, CBS, and NBC radio. He has been interviewed in publications such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, Grain's New York Business, Redbook, Parenting, Good Housekeeping, Elle, Vogue, Money, Men's Health, Scientific American, and Psychology Today.