Solving The Procrastination Puzzle by Timothy A. Pychyl: Summary and Notes

Procrastination seems impossible to overcome until you see how all the pieces fit together

Dan Silvestre
6 min readApr 15, 2021

“The most finite, limited resource in our lives is time. We only have a finite amount of time to live. Why waste it?”

Rating: 8/10

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Solving The Procrastination Puzzle: Short Summary

In Solving the Procrastination Puzzle, Timothy A. Pychyl offers strategies on how to overcome one of the most common productivity issues — procrastination. Timothy also goes a step further and explains why you tend to procrastinate. By knowing why you procrastinate, you will be less inclined to do so.

What Is Procrastination? And Why Does It Matter?

Procrastination is the voluntary delay of an intended action despite knowing such delay can cause harm in terms of task performance and even to one’s self-image.

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Dan Silvestre
Dan Silvestre

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