Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy If You're Procrastinating Right Now, Listen to This
Feb 11, 2026
A lively chat about a paradoxical approach to beating procrastination. They tease ten practical TEAM CBT tools that promise rapid change. Techniques mentioned include the triple paradox, stubborn refusal, and a playful TikTok method. Listeners are invited to a free live webinar with dynamic, upbeat teaching and registration details.
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Helping Often Backfires
- David D. Burns argues that helping a procrastinator directly usually fails and can make the helper feel responsible for failure.
- He proposes a paradoxical approach that persuades people not to change as a route to change.
Use Paradox To Reduce Resistance
- Use paradoxical techniques like the triple paradox and the I stubbornly refused technique to unlock change by first resisting it.
- Practice deliberately arguing against change to reduce resistance and open the door to rapid progress.
Try Specific Paradoxical Tools
- Try structured paradoxical tools such as problem-solution lists, little steps for big feats, and the TikTok technique to overcome avoidance.
- Apply small, specific techniques rather than generic encouragement when facing procrastination.