lose track of how you spend your time?

Replace “I must be perfect” with “I can be perfectly human.”

I’ve always felt that if there wasn’t so much pressure—just a little more time—I could do really well.

Does life feel like a long series of obligations that cannot be met?

there is one main reason why we procrastinate: it rewards us with temporary relief from stress.

And when it is impossible to start now, “When is the next time I can start?” works to preprogram you for a directed and easy start-up in the near future, with a clear picture of when, where, and on what you will be starting.

• feel powerless, with no sense of choice?

Dr. Theodore Rubin in his book Compassion and Self-Hate

keep an impossibly long “to do” list?