Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-313) and index
Part I: Understanding procrastination -- Procrastination : nuisance or nemesis? -- Fear of failure : the procrastinator on trial -- Fear of success : hello procrastination, good-bye success -- The procrastinator in combat : fear of losing the battle -- The comfort zone : fear of separation and fear of intimacy -- Do you know what time (it) is? -- Current neuroscience : the big ideas -- Procrastination and your brain -- How you came to be a procrastinator -- Looking ahead to success -- Part II: Overcoming procrastination -- Taking stock : a procrastination inventory -- Setting and achieving goals -- Learning how to tell time -- Learning to say yes and no -- Using your body to reduce procrastination -- Tips for procrastinators with ADD and executive dysfunction -- Neither here nor there : procrastination and the cross-cultural experience -- Living and working with procrastinators