Hi vital,
Thanks for your input. I checked Saul Youssef's method and it seems like it tackles the issues that I struggle with. I will definitely give it a try. Robot on autopilot is a great analogy to depression, as I can relate to just going through motions without really engaging in conscious decision making. The lack of spontaneity in life has been a huge issue for me and I think it stems from the autopilot mode I was on for most of the time, these past few years. Procrastination is another issue I will have to work on as I tend to leave my schoolwork until last minute and then feel a bit overwhelmed with the material, but always can handle it pretty well.

However I do not agree with you on the point you made about antidepressant medication. Even though lower levels of serotonin might not be directly implicated in depression, SSRI seem to give a "substance" to the brain that allows it to establish new neural connections. If a electroconvulsive therapy is like a jumpstart to the brain in severely depressed state, SSRIs or other types of medication such as Wellbutrin seem to make the brain more plastic and receptive to change in how mind processes information. That change in how brain makes decisions and deals with incoming stimuli might be sparked by methods such as the one professor Youssef proposed. In a way, the autopilot mode is the human brain in a highly stressed, stuck, non plastic state; while the conscious decision making and positive reinforcement by snapping fingers is used to trigger changes in the organic brain.

So I just snapped my fingers and decided to go out for a ride on my bicycle.
Thank you again for introducing me to this method.