The Lie of Lazy: How to Work With Your Procrastination and Depression Instead of Against Them

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Robert C Owens

The Lie of Lazy

How to Work With Your Procrastination and Depression Instead of Against Them

Robert C Owens

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English

Cantonfield Publishing
18 September 2025

Time management; Self-help & personal development

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The Lie of Lazy exposes the twenty-billion-dollar lie that's keeping millions of intelligent, capable people trapped in cycles of shame, optimization, and self-blame. If you've ever spent more time perfecting your productivity system than actually producing work, this book will fundamentally change how you understand human functioning.

Robert C. Owens spent two decades interviewing chronic procrastinators, studying neuroscience research, and documenting his own spectacular failures to discover an uncomfortable truth: most ""productivity problems"" are actually depression symptoms wearing business casual. The same brain that excels at complex problem-solving can completely shut down when faced with a simple email-not because of laziness, but because of protective mechanisms evolved to preserve psychological survival.

Drawing from cutting-edge research in neuroplasticity, polyvagal theory, and behavioral psychology, Owens reveals why traditional productivity advice fails catastrophically for people with depression, ADHD, and trauma histories. More importantly, he provides practical frameworks for working with your dysfunction instead of endlessly fighting against it.

This isn't another productivity book promising to transform you into an optimization machine. It's a survival guide for people whose brains operate differently-offering energy-based scheduling, strategic mediocrity, and minimum viable functioning protocols that actually respect human limitations.

Here's what you'll learn:

Understand why your procrastination contains valuable information, not character flaws Learn the 40% Rule for achieving more by attempting less Discover energy management techniques that work with depression and ADHD Master boundaries that protect your capacity without requiring endless explanations Build sustainable routines that contract and expand with your actual energy levels

Whether you're a high-achiever who can't finish basic tasks, a perfectionist paralyzed by impossible standards, or someone who's tried every productivity system and still feels broken, this book offers something radical: the recognition that you don't need fixing. You need understanding. You need systems that work with your actual brain, not the one you wish you had.

By: Robert C Owens
Imprint: Cantonfield Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9798232147846
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active