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	The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play Neil Fiore Tarcher, 2007 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 91 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The best self-help book I have ever read.

Let me introduce this book by chapters first:

Introduction.

The author gives the definition of procrastination.

Chapter 1. Why we procrastinate.

The authors state the symptom of procrastination. If you don't know whether you are a procrastinator, you need to read this chapter and some simple solution is given.

Chapter 2. How we procrastinate.

It tells you how to record your time log. In addition, it tells you the most important step out of procrastination - creating safety. The hypothetical situation is a must-read.

Chapter 3. How to talk yourself.

Before or during work, you also movitvate your self in a negative way, this chapter tells you how to talk to yourself in a positive way.

Chapter 4. Guilt-free play, quality work.

This chapter tells you how to change your attitude and motivation of work. If you always motivate yourself by using pressure or threat or punish, you need to read this chapter.

Chapter 5. Overcoming blocks to action.

Some tools in overcome the blocks to action.

Chapter 6. The Unschedule.

Nearly all "organised" person will schedule their work, but nearly nobody will schedule their play. This chapter provides a system on how to enjoy guilt free-play.

Chapter 7. Working in the flow state.

Actually, if you have learned hypnosis, you will not find this chapter helpful. The self-talk wording on how to relax yourself is exactly the same as the words used in hypnosis. But, I would like to stress that the method works.

Chapter 8. Fine-tuning your progress.

This chapter address some potential problem when you are practicing the system.

Chapter 9. The procrastinator in your life.

The chapter tells you how to deal with procrastinator in work or daily life. The method on P. 193 is a must read.

In conclusion, I have learned the followings after reading this book:

1. Humans are not lazy in nature.

2. how to movtivate myself.

3. How to talk to myself.

A reviewer just give a 2 stars and say that the book "The procrastinator's handbook" is better. I have heard the audio version of this book and I find that this bk is just not useful.

The book "Getting things done" is good. It provide a tool to organize your daily matters. However, if your mindset on work does not change, no tools can help you. So, read "the now habit" before reading "getting things done".

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What's so good about this book

It may read kinda mushy, with all its talk of empowerment. But it has done one thing for me that no other book has. It gets to the root of procrastination and motivation problems, and you realize you are not wrong.

A rough time in Highschool and other experiences caused me to pick up a poor self image, and a lot of internalized judgemental talk. But you learn why you feel that, that other people are affected too, and that it's your life. That you need to live it. Short of getting hit by a bus, the trials of life are minor.

The suggestions on scheduling, how to manage others, and how create a new dynamic resilient sense of self worth are all good. And the simple steps you can start taking will show immeadiate improvements.

I encourage anyone dealing with the problems of paralytic worry, judgemental self-talk, and poor self image pickup a copy of this book.

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YAGR (yet another glowing review)

I found the book powerful and useful. Read it through once start to finish, am now skipping through it a second time, making notes.

His descriptions of how and why we procrastinate worked for me by providing basic theory about the problems I've been solving through procrastination, and behavioral examples of how they're expressed. His descriptions are spot-on accurate for me, too- using procrastination as a source of energy and motivation, using it to make problems and tasks go away, and habitually using language that reinforces the behaviors.

If you're someone that can figure out your own solutions once you understand the problem(s), this book will probably work for you. The first two chapters are key, with chapters three to eight filling in details and providing solution structures.

As an author, Fiore is ever-so-slightly dry and removed from his audience. I found David Allen in Getting Things Done (a great companion book, btw) more enthusiastic and present. This is a minor nit, though. His presentation is otherwise clean and uncluttered, and reasonably but not overly repetitive. I skipped the occasional page here and there, but not entire sections as with other self-help books. As with any book like this, turning some of his language into your own words will make it that much more applicable and palatable.

In comparison to the few negative reviews, I didn't notice much "don't worry, be happy." Fiore focuses more on a strategy of positive thinking and taking a mature, rational, realistic, caring, and fulfilling approach to life. He doesn't sugarcoat anything, and reinforces the value and rewards of being a producer versus a procrastinator.

Of all the books I've read on managing one's life, this one is in the top five.

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Whew! Finally! Someone who understands.

This is the first book about procrastination that didn't leave me feeling like I had been beaten over the head with my "flaws". It was helpful to learn the reasons behind my procrastination, and to be given plans of action that make sense for those reasons. We are much more likely to grow through encouragement than through censure. This author's approach is esteemable.

Excellent book, the tapes are even better

I have this book and it is excellent. I also got the 6-tape audio cassette package on Procrastination from Dr. Fiore, and it is excellent. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes the book.

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