Product Description
Based on their workshops and counseling experience, psychologists Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen offer a probing, sensitive, and at times humorous look at a problem that affects everyone: students and scientists, secretaries and executives, homemakers and salespeople.
Procrastination identifies the reasons we put off tasks—fears of failure, success, control, separation, and attachment—and their roots in our childhood and adult experiences. The authors offer a practical, tested program to overcome procrastination by achieving set goals, managing time, enlisting support, and handling stress. Burka and Yuen even provide tips on living and working with the procrastinators you may know.
Customer Reviews
Don't procrastinate, read it By C. arthur (omaha, NE)
While I have read the first half, (why you procrastinate) I have learned about the root of some of my life long actions! Here's hoping the second half (learning to not procrastinate) will offer some good reading.
Provocative By Washu
This book is a good find. It explores procrastination in a little bit deeper sense as to combat causes instead of effects. Instead of focusing only on time-management, the book explores why an individual might be feeling so aversive to a task in the first place. It sums up the book with a quality set of techniques that will actually work (if you do them.)
Great ideas By ASP1966
This book was great. A super easy read without any technical bologna. Good ideas for why we procrastinate and suggestions for attacking this problem- eh issue. I don't know if I'll no longer procrastinate but now I have some ideas as to why I am doing what I'm doing and some strategies to take procrastination on. Go ahead don't put it off- order the book. But you better read it once it arrives or someone may accuse you of procrastinating.
Best book on solving procrastination By Will (Atlanta, GA)
The authors get into the psychology of procrastination, which no other book I have read does. This helps the reader get to the root of his or her problem. Although a few of the psychological explanations are tenuous at best, most of them are very good and will help many people understand their procrastination. The second part of the book gives actual methods to solve procrastination, which was explained psychologically in Part I. These methods are helpful and realistic (you are not expected to change overnight, and not even within weeks or months). The book was definitely worth the price.
Fantastic By E. Legge (MA)
I purchased this book for my brother, but found myself reading every page. I think everyone has a little bit of this book in them. My brother could not believe how much of it he could attribute to his own habits and lifestyle, he even woke his wife up in the middle of the night to read her a few paragraphs! He said it has been very helpful.
Five Star Book on Procrastination By Super Reader
I have read many, many time management and organization books. This book was the one that really made a difference. Until you know why you procrastinate and can't get things done, numbering your priorities will not help. Read this book first, then the time management books. The authors point out that not everyone drags their feet in the same areas, nor to the same extent. The book would probably be helpful to ANYONE, because everyone has things they'd like to get done, but can't seem to. The authors have you put together an "unschedule", a chart of your time that is already taken, as a way to see how much time you really have left for your goals. Just doing that was an eye opener. The book has many helpful suggestions and questions that I have not seen in other books. I wish I had known about it when it was first published in 1983 - I would have gotten more done!!
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