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Procrastination proof never get stuck again
(2026)
By: Acuff, Jon

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
NEW SELF-HELP

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Details

PUBLISHED
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2026]
©2026
DESCRIPTION

283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781540903808, 154090380X, 9781540905635, 1540905632, 9781540903808, 154090380X
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"The price of procrastination is your life. Every day you wait to begin, you steal from your future self. The solution? Permission. With his signature energy and wit, New York Times bestselling author shares the four essential permissions of being remarkable so you can stop spinning your wheels and start living the life you were meant for"--

In Procrastination Proof, Jon Acuff presents a four-step approach to overcoming procrastination by encouraging individuals to give themselves permission to pursue goals and take action. The book focuses on reducing delays, aligning actions with intentions, and building habits that support personal and professional progress

CONTENTS
A beginning of sorts -- Daily kidnappings are not a good long-term plan -- This is the origin story -- Short king summer -- Why do we procrastinate -- This will be easy -- Field and stamp -- The road map to sooner -- Why permission? -- Stop shouting at the past and start listening to the future -- The four permissions -- Why do most people still procrastinate? -- The reasons we wait -- Four traps on the road to remarkable -- Tailored vs. off the rack -- Dream: What do I want to do? -- Permission to know your purpose -- Owner vs. blamer -- The reward -- Every conversation is a classroom -- The missing zero -- Belief is a choice -- Throw shorter pity parties -- A word on ready -- What do the signs in your stands say? -- How do dreamers exit dream and enter plan? -- Plan: How will I do it? -- Optimism vs. realism -- Keep it simple -- Night me vs. morning me -- The plan expands -- The ten-minute marriage, or how to become better friends with your calendar -- The four F's -- The two-word planning filter -- How to do the deadliest job in the world (and also everything else) -- Stop stress stacking -- Procrastination is never your friend -- Talented people don't have to plan -- Planning, parents, and prices -- How to figure out the price of anything you want in life -- One last word on entitlement -- The magic question -- How do perfectionists exit plan and enter do? -- Do: Am I doing it? -- The engineer and the artist -- I don't believe -- In defense of both -- Put your shoes on first -- The Blow Pop trick -- If you can do ten minutes, you can do an hour -- The B-word -- The montage part of your movie -- Create a Motivation Portfolio -- How to do things you don't want to do -- Matt throws the kitchen sink -- The other math procrastination hopes you never find out about -- Can we bring back bullying? -- Someone else will do this later -- Doing is easy when you reduce your requirements -- Do it everywhere -- If procrastination is crushing you, it's also OK to leave ugly behind -- Run toward fear -- Tracking progress is the only way you can review -- How do hustlers exit do and enter review? -- Review: Did it work? -- It's all so simple, and short! -- Why you'll be tempted to skip this permission even though it's simple -- The review is still part of the sales process -- When reviewing the past prevents you from dreaming about the future -- It'd be nice if winning shut procrastination up -- The check oil light can't tell you how fast you're going -- One last thought on feelings -- Another magic question -- Take the before photo -- Conclusion: What are you waiting for? -- It can be so good

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