Reddit reviews The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower--and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion

I had the same thought when Dan brought this up, that it was either Barry Michels or his mentor, Phil Stutz. They're both Jungians, probably very expensive, and have a kind of "therapy is bullshit" attitude. When Dan started to talk about a helpful exercise his therapist asked him to do, before he got sidetracked, I was expecting him to reference the "write the worst sentence ever written" exercise described in the New Yorker article, or something similar.

As a sidenote, I've read their book "The Tools", and while it seems like a lot of new-agey hokum, if you can suspend your cynicism for an hour or so, they lay out some visualization exercises that I have found very helpful in overcoming everyday anxiety and avoidance issues.

Hey bud. This book was a tremendous help to me and I'm confident you will find some relief using these techniques as well.

The Tools by Phil Stutz

Without self control/willpower you'll just fall right back into the trap. Everything suggested above or below can potentially work, but they are all simple barriers that can be broken. Your mind will always think or something else to do with your time.

Suggestion - Imagine yourself in your 90s, not having put through the effort to become a doctor - the one thing you clearly dream of being. Imagine this every time you give yourself an excuse to do something other than study for the test. Think of this as many times as it takes until you're ready for step 2.

Step 2 - Move forward with more studying. If that doesn't work, rinse and repeat until you're studying again. Do this every time you feel a cue to procrastinate.

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