Dr Dryden walks the reader through different types of beliefs and thought patterns that lead to procrastination. He offers counter thoughts and exercises to retrain yourself. Of course, no one can try all of these options, but it's useful to read each, sit with it, and feel "if the shoe fits" so to speak.

My issue is discomfort. The smallest discomfort prevents me from engaging in unpredictable, professional tasks that are good for me, and that I even enjoy. So, I return to comfortable, easy things. My mode of operation is very cognitive and analytical, so books like Dryden's that offer mostly analytical exercises (write down a belief, estimate your percent agreement and then attack and defend it) are enlightening but not as helpful to me. I need more emotional approaches. There were a few of these types of exercises in the book. Specifically, if I feel discomfort, I should try embracing it, or at least tolerating it. So, I will practice feeling discomfort. ( )