Overcoming Procrastination: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques - Softcover

Rozental, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472146816 ISBN 13: 9781472146816

Publisher: Robinson, 2026

Synopsis

Break free from delay and reclaim your life

Struggling to start important tasks, even when you know the consequences? This practical guide draws on clinical expertise and research to tackle procrastination at its roots, all grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Overcoming Procrastination dismantles common myths about motivation and willpower, exposing delay as a struggle with emotional regulation, rigid thinking and environmental triggers. You'll discover why distant deadlines feel harmless, how negative automatic thoughts fuel avoidance, and why 'productive procrastination' sabotages your goals.

Inside, you'll find:
· A step-by-step framework to help you understand why you delay.
· How emotional regulation and motivation work, and what keeps avoidance habits locked in place.
· Self-assessment tools, reflective exercises and real-world examples.

From managing digital distractions and setting meaningful goals to using activity scheduling, this book provides practical solutions for overcoming self-doubt, perfectionism and stress. Discover how to break the intention-action gap, reward yourself effectively and build routines that last. Whether you want to improve academic success, productivity at work, or simply stop delaying what matters, this guide offers a compassionate, structured path forward.

Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well scheme.

Series Editor: Emeritus Professor Peter Cooper

About this title

About the Author

Alexander Rozental is a licensed clinical psychologist in Sweden and works in a private practice in Uppsala, treating patients with depression, procrastination, perfectionism, anxiety disorders and stress-related issues. He is presently a professor at Luleå University of Technology and affiliated to research at Karolinska Institute, and has previously been an honorary associate professor at Great Ormond Street Hospital Institute of Child Health at UCL. He has currently more than one hundred publications in international peer-reviewed journals, is the editor-in-chief for the scientific journal Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and is the author of three Swedish self-help books on procrastination, goal-setting and perfectionism.

From the Back Cover

Break free from delay and reclaim your life

Struggling to start important tasks, even when you know the consequences? This practical guide draws on clinical expertise and research to tackle procrastination at its roots, all grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Overcoming Procrastination dismantles common myths about motivation and willpower, exposing delay as a struggle with emotional regulation, rigid thinking and environmental triggers. You'll discover why distant deadlines feel harmless, how negative automatic thoughts fuel avoidance, and why 'productive procrastination' sabotages your goals. Inside, you'll find:
· A step-by-step framework to help you understand why you delay.
· How motivation works, and what keeps avoidance habits locked in place.
· Self-assessment tools, reflective exercises and real-world examples.

From managing digital distractions to setting meaningful goals and building routines that last, this book provides practical solutions for overcoming self-doubt, perfectionism and stress. Whether you want to improve academic success, productivity at work, or simply stop delaying what matters, this guide offers a compassionate, structured path forward.

Alexander Rozental is a licensed clinical psychologist and works in a private practice in Uppsala, Sweden, treating patients with depression, procrastination, perfectionism, anxiety disorders and stress-related issues. He is a professor at Luleå University of Technology. He has more than one hundred publications in international journals, is the editor-in-chief for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and is the author of three Swedish self-help books on procrastination, goal-setting and perfectionism.

Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well scheme.

Series Editor: Emeritus Professor Peter Cooper

Edition details

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472146816
• ISBN 13: 9781472146816
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368