The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator: How to Accept Yourself, Get Things Done, and Do More of What Matters

Procrastination has nothing to do with laziness or passivity. Nor is about learning endless productivity hacks. It’s about not-knowing how to manage the psychological processes that drive you to procrastinate.

This workbook, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, helps you to understand why you put things off, and more importantly, how to overcome these patterns. From the first to the last chapter you’ll learn to compassionately recognize and tackle the roots of procrastinating behaviors while practicing essential psychological skills. You’ll learn to tame all that mental noise that pops up when you’re facing important stuff-whether it’s work, hobbies, or anything else you care about before diving into action.

Whether you’re facing looming deadlines or day-to-day demands, these pages provide you with the tools you need to move from abstract intentions to values-based actions.

Learn to align your actions with your values, get things done, and build a life you’re truly proud of.

Patricia Zurita Ona, aka ＂Dr. Z＂ is a clinical psychologist based in California, and has worked with children, adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, procrastination, emotion regulation problems and OCD for over sixteen years. Her newsletter and podcast ’Playing it Safe’ features interviews with well-known figures in ACT and CBT. She is the author of several books, including The ACT Workbook for Teens with OCD.