The Procrastination Log

di Dr. Mira Hutchens (Autore)

epubli, 2026

The history of procrastination is a history of misunderstanding. For centuries, the act of avoidance has been branded as laziness or a failure of character. This diagnosis, however, fails to explain the frantic energy of the avoider—the person who reorganizes a closet to escape a single, terrifying email. This is not the behavior of someone who is lazy; it is the behavior of someone in a state of high alert. Dr. Mira Hutchens's fourteen-day workbook reframes procrastination not as a moral failing, but as a predictable, mechanical brain response. The book reveals how the brain's primitive fear center, the amygdala, can hijack rational thought, treating a looming task as a mortal threat. It argues that willpower is the wrong tool for this fight. Instead, it provides a series of cognitive exercises designed to bypass the fear response entirely. Through diagnostic logs and precise, targeted exercises, readers learn to isolate the exact task they are hiding from, shrink it to a non-threatening 'micro-action,' and build a personal 'start algorithm' to make progress inevitable. This investigation uncovers the mechanical underpinnings of avoidance and provides a clear protocol for repair.

• Autore: Dr. Mira Hutchens
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: epubli
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9783565567652