Foreword / Timothy A. Pychyl
Introduction: Why do we procrastinate?
Everyone procrastinates, but not everyone is a procrastinator
"I'm better under pressure": the arousal procrastinator myth
Indecision: decisional procrastination
Why self-regulation fails: how you're your own worst enemy
Perfection is pure fiction
Does technology make it easier to procrastinate?
Why the time of day and the tasks that need to be done matter to procrastinators
The three R's of procrastination: reactance, revenge, and regret
Social support: getting by with a little help from my friends
Academic procrastination: why students delay, and how it affects the rest of their lives
Procrastination and personality styles
Conclusion: Where do you go next
and can you get there from here?
