Author, productivity writer, and recovering procrastinator. Helping you stop spinning your wheels — one small win at a time.
My Story
Hi there — I'm Timothy Scott. And I've been exactly where you are. Ever stared at a sink full of dishes, thought "I'll get to that later," and then somehow found yourself four hours deep into a Netflix marathon? Yeah. Same here.
For years I felt like I was coasting. I worked hard professionally, but my personal life was a masterclass in avoidance. My house was a mess. I hadn't seen friends. I kept telling myself I deserved the rest — but every Sunday evening, as the weekend faded into another workweek, that familiar gnaw of disappointment showed up right on schedule.
The turning point came in an unexpected way. I'd challenged myself and a friend to each write a book — a fun, competitive project with a loose deadline. I picked a murder mystery. I had the location, the plot, the characters. I was excited. Then I decided I needed to research the background of my characters more thoroughly. Then I needed to understand criminology programs. Then migrant worker demographics. Months passed. My friend finished her book. I had an immaculate character bible and zero pages.
I was the textbook Perfectionist Procrastinator — and I had no idea. So I scrapped the mystery and wrote about the thing I'd just lived through: procrastination itself. That book became You Aren't a Lazy Piece of Sh!t.
Why I Do This
The moment I stopped treating procrastination as a personal failing and started treating it as a pattern to understand — everything changed. It's not about willpower or motivation. It's about fear, perfectionism, distraction, overwhelm, and sometimes just not knowing where to start.
I've been the Perfectionist who can't ship anything until it's flawless. The Dreamer with seventeen tabs open and zero finished projects. The Overwhelmed person staring at a to-do list so long it's become a joke. If any of those sound familiar — you're in the right place.
Done and imperfect is infinitely more valuable than perfect and unfinished. Every time.
You don't need a heroic effort. You need a first step — and then the next one.
Understanding which type of procrastinator you are changes what strategies actually work.
You're not broken. You're human. The goal is progress, not judgment.
What I Offer
More About Me
When I'm not helping others beat procrastination, I'm probably planning a trip, cooking something I'll claim was easy, or listening to a podcast that makes me think "I should write that down" — and then not writing it down.
I'm a cycling enthusiast with a resting heart rate that proves I'm more athletic than my complete inability to throw a ball would suggest. I believe a good to-do list — one that mixes "book flights to Portugal" with "empty the dishwasher" — is genuinely one of life's underrated pleasures.
Let's get sh!t done together.
Ready to get unstuck?
Whether you grab the book, take the quiz, or download the free guide — the most important thing is that you start. Pick one.