拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣

拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？ book. Read 173 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 從學生到科學家， ... Goodreadshelpsyoukeeptrackofbooksyouwanttoread. Startbymarking“拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？”asWanttoRead: WanttoRead saving… WanttoRead CurrentlyReading Read Othereditions Enlargecover WanttoRead saving… Errorratingbook.Refreshandtryagain. Ratethisbook Clearrating 1of5stars2of5stars3of5stars4of5stars5of5stars OpenPreview SeeaProblem? We’dloveyourhelp. Letusknowwhat’swrongwiththispreviewof 拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？byJaneB.Burka. Problem: It’sthewrongbook It’sthewrongedition Other Details(ifother):   Cancel Thanksfortellingusabouttheproblem. ReturntoBookPage Notthebookyou’relookingfor? Preview—拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？ byJaneB.Burka 拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？ by JaneB.Burka, LenoraM.Yuen, 洪慧芳(Translator) 3.94  ·  Ratingdetails ·  1,654 ratings  ·  173 reviews 從學生到科學家，從祕書到總裁，從家庭主婦到業務員，拖延問題幾乎影響了每個人。

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GetACopy AmazonStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleAbeBooksWalmarteBooksAppleBooksGooglePlayBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooksLibraries Paperback,336pages Published October5th2011 by漫遊者文化事業股份有限公司 (firstpublishedDecember31st1982) MoreDetails... OriginalTitle Procrastination:WhyYouDoIt,WhattoDoAboutIt ISBN 9866272761 (ISBN13:9789866272769) EditionLanguage Chinese OtherEditions(36) AllEditions ...LessDetail EditDetails FriendReviews Toseewhatyourfriendsthoughtofthisbook, pleasesignup. ReaderQ&A Toaskotherreadersquestionsabout 拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？, pleasesignup. RecentQuestions procrastinationisaboutonethingandonethingonly.selflove,whenweloveourselvesenoughtogiveareselveswhatwewant,theneverythingwillflownaturally.noneedtofixyourselforjudgeyourselforbeharsh.yourselflovewillcomeifyoukeeplookingforit,thenyouwillpaint,write,createmusicetcwithouteffort?notreallyaquestionIhadtoputthequestionmark 1like · like 6yearsago Addyouranswer Hi,soIambusyreadingandIgottothepartofthe"un-schedule"andwaswonderingifanybodycantellmewheretheycreatetheun-schedule.Like,doyoujusttakeablankpieceofpaper?Doingonexcel?Somethingelse?.... ThethingisthatIdon'twanttocomplicateittoomuchbecausecomplexitywillresultinprocrastination like oneyearago Addyouranswer Seeall4questionsabout拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？… ListswithThisBook ThisbookisnotyetfeaturedonListopia. Addthisbooktoyourfavoritelist» CommunityReviews Showing1-30 Averagerating 3.94  ·  Ratingdetails  ·  1,654 ratings  ·  173 reviews AllLanguagesEnglish‎(127) Español‎(1) Français‎(1) Pусскийязык‎(1) Română‎(1) Íslenska‎(1) українська‎(26) Հայերեն‎(1) 中文‎(3) Morefilters  |  Sortorder Startyourreviewof拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？Writeareview Jan10,2012 Michael ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition I'llgettothiseventually...Update1/20/2012.Amazing!Itchangedmylife!I'mgoingtoreviewthisrightnow!4.5stars.Update2/23/2012.SoIfoundthatinthe2ndhalfofthebook,therewerealotofexercisesthatweremeanttohelpyouchangeyourprocrastinatingways.ButIfoundthatinsteadofdoingtheexercisesthen,itwasmoretomylikingtojustreadaboutitanddecidetodotheexerciseslater.MaybeIneedamorepowerfulintervention. I'llgettothiseventually...Update1/20/2012.Amazing!Itchangedmylife!I'mgoingtoreviewthisrightnow!4.5stars.Update2/23/2012.SoIfoundthatinthe2ndhalfofthebook,therewerealotofexercisesthatweremeanttohelpyouchangeyourprocrastinatingways.ButIfoundthatinsteadofdoingtheexercisesthen,itwasmoretomylikingtojustreadaboutitanddecidetodotheexerciseslater.MaybeIneedamorepowerfulintervention. ...more flag 31likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Jul04,2016 Wendy ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition ProbablyoneofthemostcomprehensiveoverviewsofthecausesofprocrastinationthatI'veread.Ithinkthisbookdoesareallygoodjobofdemonstratingthatprocrastinationisacomplexthing,withmanypossiblecausesbehindit.Iparticularlylikedthediscussionofhowsomeprocrastinatorshaveadifferentrelationshipwithtimethannon-procrastinators-I'vepersonallyfoundthatalotofmyprocrastinationcomesnotsomuchfromareluctancetodoataskbutfromthingslikevastlyund ProbablyoneofthemostcomprehensiveoverviewsofthecausesofprocrastinationthatI'veread.Ithinkthisbookdoesareallygoodjobofdemonstratingthatprocrastinationisacomplexthing,withmanypossiblecausesbehindit.Iparticularlylikedthediscussionofhowsomeprocrastinatorshaveadifferentrelationshipwithtimethannon-procrastinators-I'vepersonallyfoundthatalotofmyprocrastinationcomesnotsomuchfromareluctancetodoataskbutfromthingslikevastlyunderestimatingtheamountoftimeitwilltake,assumingtherewillbetime"later"todoit,orjustgettingcompletelycaughtupinsomethingelseandlosingtrackoftime.Thesecondhalfofthebook,the"whattodoaboutit"part,goesoverslightlymorefamiliarterritory,withrecommendationstodothingslikebreaktasksintosmallerpieces,giveyourselfrewards,andenlistsocialsupport.Iwon'tsaythatthebookislifechanging,buthavingabetterunderstandingofthereasonswhyIprocrastinatehashelpedmetweakmyanti-procrastinationstrategiestobeabitmoreeffective.Whichisenoughforme-myprocrastinationisnotbadenoughtobecrippling,althoughitdoesannoymesometimes.Finally,IjustwanttosaythatI'veseenseveralreviewsdissingtheauthorsforadmittingtotheirownstruggleswithprocrastination.Idon'tgetit-whywouldyoureadabookonovercomingprocrastinationwrittenbypeoplewhohadneverstruggledwithprocrastination?(Cometothinkofit,althoughI'veusedwordslike"non-procrastinators"and"peoplewhohaveneverstruggledwithprocrastination",I'mnotsurethatsuchpeopleexist.Ifyoucanhonestlysaythatyou'veneverprocrastinatedonanything,Iwouldbefascinatedtohearyourexperiences.) ...more flag 13likes · Like  · seereview Aug20,2017 BiggalettaDay ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition ThisbookismorelikelyUSEFULifyouareSTUCKorDESPERATEotherwiseitwillprobablybetossedasideasadryandboringandtediousread.Andyouprobablyneedtobepastyourearlythirtieswith'wherethehellhasmylifegone'moments.Otherwiseprobablynotmuchuse.Youstillhavepotential.Thisbookisaboutconfrontingtheimportantthingsorgoalsweputoffinlife.IsaythisbecauseI'vereadalotofbadreviews,andIagreewiththem.Howeverthereviewreadersprobablywantedm ThisbookismorelikelyUSEFULifyouareSTUCKorDESPERATEotherwiseitwillprobablybetossedasideasadryandboringandtediousread.Andyouprobablyneedtobepastyourearlythirtieswith'wherethehellhasmylifegone'moments.Otherwiseprobablynotmuchuse.Youstillhavepotential.Thisbookisaboutconfrontingtheimportantthingsorgoalsweputoffinlife.IsaythisbecauseI'vereadalotofbadreviews,andIagreewiththem.Howeverthereviewreadersprobablywantedmotivationandinspirationandeasyanswers.Butthisbookisn'taboutmotivationorinspirationortellingpeopletheycanreachforthestarsandbewhoevertheywanttobe.No.Thisbookisn'taboutgivingself-validation.ThisbookisabouthavingaHARDREALITYCHECK.ItalsopromisesnoMIRACLESorCURESorQUICKFIXES-ifitdiditwouldhavesoldmillionsofcopies!I'llsayitagain,ifIwasn'tintheplacewhereIwas,Iwouldhavechuckeditout,givenitzerostarsbutIpersevered.Ialsowascompletelyhonestwithmyselfsothough99%ofthebookdidn'tapplytome(norwillittoyou),therewas1%ofthebookthatdid.Probablyonlyabout30pagesindifferentplaceswererelevant.WHATDOESITDOTHENItjustpointsoutreasonswhyyoumaybeprocrastinating(fromapsychologypointofview)andthengivescopingstrategiestohelpachieveplans.Sonocures,noinspiration,nomotivation.Whatyouputiniswhatyougetoutofit.It'shardwork.Italsotakestime.BUTITWORKS!Atleastforme.I'salsomorelikeadifferenttypeoftime-managementstrategybook,soIuseitasthat.RESULTSImanagedtodoafewthingsIwasprocrastinatingabout,andalsogota40%payraise.SonowI'minadifferentincomebracket.VERDITSoifyouneedsomethingdifferentafterreadingallthosemotivationalbooksthatmakeyoufeelbetterbutwithnoresults.Buythis.Strugglethroughreadingit.Takewhatappliestoyou,usethemethods.Keepatitandseethedifferenceinyourlife. ...more flag 9likes · Like  · seereview Jan28,2009 Hannah ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: library-books WhatIlikeaboutthisbookisthatittacklesprocrastinationintwosections:whyyou'redoingit,andwhattodoaboutit.Thewhypartisfascinating,especiallywhenyouexpandbeyondyourownprocrastinationandstartapplyingittootherpeopleinyourlife,especiallyco-workers.The"whattodoaboutit"partisalittlelessmind-blowing,althoughstilluseful. WhatIlikeaboutthisbookisthatittacklesprocrastinationintwosections:whyyou'redoingit,andwhattodoaboutit.Thewhypartisfascinating,especiallywhenyouexpandbeyondyourownprocrastinationandstartapplyingittootherpeopleinyourlife,especiallyco-workers.The"whattodoaboutit"partisalittlelessmind-blowing,althoughstilluseful. ...more flag 7likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Jul27,2009 LeventBayindir ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: psychology Positives:-Wellgroundedbook.-Goodselectionoftopics.-Addedvaluetomyunderstandingofprocrastination.(!)-Somerelationsofprocrastinationareinteresting.(e.g.procrastinationvs.time,procrastinationvs.childhood)-"LivingandWorkingwithProcrastinators"chapterisagoodcontributionimo.Especiallythepartnamed"Summaryofsuggestionsforparents".-Andveryveryspecifically,ilikedthiscompactdefinitionofhappiness:"Happinesscomesfromlivingwell,accordingtoyour Positives:-Wellgroundedbook.-Goodselectionoftopics.-Addedvaluetomyunderstandingofprocrastination.(!)-Somerelationsofprocrastinationareinteresting.(e.g.procrastinationvs.time,procrastinationvs.childhood)-"LivingandWorkingwithProcrastinators"chapterisagoodcontributionimo.Especiallythepartnamed"Summaryofsuggestionsforparents".-Andveryveryspecifically,ilikedthiscompactdefinitionofhappiness:"Happinesscomesfromlivingwell,accordingtoyourvalues.Itcomesfrombeingconnectedtootherpeopleandtoyourinnermostself.Itcomesfrombeingabletoacceptthatyouarewhoyouare--andthatwhatis,is,whetherprocrastinationispartofyourlifeornot,likebeingabletoenjoyyourgarden-evenwithafewdandelions."Negatives:-Discussionsmightbeshorter.-Morepracticaltipsorexamplescanbegiven. ...more flag 6likes · Like  · seereview Aug30,2010 Marley ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Writteninclassicsimplifiedself-helplanguage,butgotalotofgoodinit.FirsthalfisashatteringlookatexactlywhoIamandwhatI'mafraidofinvastportionsofmylife.Anxietysurecansuck,andthisoneslicesmywoundedpsycheupintolittlepiecesandlaysthemoutinbulletpoints;the"CycleofProcrastination"bitwasenoughtoputapitintomystomachfromsheerin-the-momentrecollection.Aseveryoneelsesyas,secondhalfisamuchvaguerlookatworkingone'swayoutof Writteninclassicsimplifiedself-helplanguage,butgotalotofgoodinit.FirsthalfisashatteringlookatexactlywhoIamandwhatI'mafraidofinvastportionsofmylife.Anxietysurecansuck,andthisoneslicesmywoundedpsycheupintolittlepiecesandlaysthemoutinbulletpoints;the"CycleofProcrastination"bitwasenoughtoputapitintomystomachfromsheerin-the-momentrecollection.Aseveryoneelsesyas,secondhalfisamuchvaguerlookatworkingone'swayoutofit.WhatIdidlikewasthe"Unschedule"idea,whichIhappentobetryingoutinmyowncounselingsituation,inwhichoneforONCEtakesanhonestlookathowthehoursandminutesaddupdaybyday,forsheerinformationalpurposes.Therest,though,isn'tspecificenoughtoserveaswordsofencouragement.Fortherecord,depressingly,thisreviewisITSELFprocrastination,asitisindeedbusinesshours. ...more flag 5likes · Like  · seereview Nov20,2009 Erin ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: non-fiction-misc Ihighlyrecommendthistoeveryonethatprocrastinatesorisaperfectionist.It'sprobablybeenoneofthemostinfluentialbooksinmylife.I'vealwaysbeenaprocrastinator,butaftercollegeitgottoawholenewlevelofprocrastination.I'mnotsurethebookreallycuredmeofitentirely,butithashelpedmeunderstandwhyIprocrastinate,whichisreally90%ofthebattleIthink. Ihighlyrecommendthistoeveryonethatprocrastinatesorisaperfectionist.It'sprobablybeenoneofthemostinfluentialbooksinmylife.I'vealwaysbeenaprocrastinator,butaftercollegeitgottoawholenewlevelofprocrastination.I'mnotsurethebookreallycuredmeofitentirely,butithashelpedmeunderstandwhyIprocrastinate,whichisreally90%ofthebattleIthink. ...more flag 5likes · Like  · seereview Apr06,2009 E ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Adynamicpsychologicalreportonprocrastination,andwhatyoucandoaboutitApproachingunwelcometaskswithan“I’lldoittomorrow”mindsetisnotunusualbehavior.Theproblemis,tomorrowquicklybecomestoday,sotheprocrastinatorsetsanewtomorrowgoal.Thistomorrowgoaleventuallybecomesanextweekgoal,thenanextmonthgoal,thenanextyeargoal–thatis,anevergoal.Timerunsoutforeveryone,butitdoessofarmorequicklyforprocrastinators.Ifyouprocrastinate,doy Adynamicpsychologicalreportonprocrastination,andwhatyoucandoaboutitApproachingunwelcometaskswithan“I’lldoittomorrow”mindsetisnotunusualbehavior.Theproblemis,tomorrowquicklybecomestoday,sotheprocrastinatorsetsanewtomorrowgoal.Thistomorrowgoaleventuallybecomesanextweekgoal,thenanextmonthgoal,thenanextyeargoal–thatis,anevergoal.Timerunsoutforeveryone,butitdoessofarmorequicklyforprocrastinators.Ifyouprocrastinate,doyouknowwhy?PsychologistsJaneB.BurkaandLenoraM.Yuenoutlinethereasonsandrootsofprocrastination.Moreimportantly,theyshowyouhowtofixyourvexing,life-sappingprocrastinationproblem.getAbstractsuggeststhatanyonewhoprocrastinatesshouldbuythisbook.Nowwouldbefine. ...more flag 4likes · Like  · seereview May05,2014 HragSaatjian ratedit didnotlikeit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Whatatremendouspieceofcrapthisbookis.Thetwoauthorsofthisbookadmitthattheyhavemajorissueswithprocrastinationthemselvesandhardlygotaroundtowritingthebook.Thebookismadeoutof2parts.Part1discussesWHYweprocrastinate.Allthatsectiondoesisputtheblameonothers."Youareprocrastinatingbecauseyourparents....blahblah".Ifyouwantanexcusetowhyyouareprocrastinatingandnotfeelasbadaboutit,thisbookisforyou.Justabunchofexcuses.Thes Whatatremendouspieceofcrapthisbookis.Thetwoauthorsofthisbookadmitthattheyhavemajorissueswithprocrastinationthemselvesandhardlygotaroundtowritingthebook.Thebookismadeoutof2parts.Part1discussesWHYweprocrastinate.Allthatsectiondoesisputtheblameonothers."Youareprocrastinatingbecauseyourparents....blahblah".Ifyouwantanexcusetowhyyouareprocrastinatingandnotfeelasbadaboutit,thisbookisforyou.Justabunchofexcuses.Thesecondpartissupposedtogiveyousometipsonhowyoucanactuallyimproveyourprocrastination.Itdoesn't.Itjustcomesupwithsomemoreexcusesandsomepathetictips.Onethingthisbookmademerealize,isthatI'mnotthatbadofaprocrastinatorandIshouldbemorecarefulwhenchoosingthenextbooktoread. ...more flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Jan27,2018 AlainSeraphin ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Thisbookisreallyhelpful.IlearnedwhattypeofprocrastinatorIamandgavemeideasonhowtoovercomeit.ilearnedthatIshouldalwaysbehappyabouttheprogressImaketowardmygoal. flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Feb28,2016 JasonJames ratedit didnotlikeit  ·  reviewofanotheredition IpickedupabookcalledProcrastination:WhyYouDoItandWhattoDoAboutItatthelibrary,hopingtobeeithermildlyamusedorevenhelped.Neitherofthesethingshappened.Afterdroppingtoanon-honorsEnglishclassIwasabitdisheartened,havingalwaysconsideredEnglishoneofmystrongestsubjects.Iwastryingtoimprovemyselfacademically,butitwasnoeasytask.ThenIfoundthisbook,anditbecameanevenmoredifficulttask.Itwasreallyreallyboring.Iknowthereshoul IpickedupabookcalledProcrastination:WhyYouDoItandWhattoDoAboutItatthelibrary,hopingtobeeithermildlyamusedorevenhelped.Neitherofthesethingshappened.Afterdroppingtoanon-honorsEnglishclassIwasabitdisheartened,havingalwaysconsideredEnglishoneofmystrongestsubjects.Iwastryingtoimprovemyselfacademically,butitwasnoeasytask.ThenIfoundthisbook,anditbecameanevenmoredifficulttask.Itwasreallyreallyboring.Iknowthereshouldbeabetterwaytophrasethatthanjust“boring”suchasdullormonotonous,butIcan’temphasizeenoughhowitwasreallyreallyboring.Pageafterrepetitivepagewentbytediously,explainingscenariosandmindsetsthatdidn’tapplytomewhatsoever.Itexplainedscenariosthatdidapplytometoo,butthesewereisolatedincidents.I’mself-awareenoughtorealizewhyI’mprocrastinating,Idon’tneedsomeresearchertooverexplainittome.I’dbeenhearingsomanyparents,teachers,andcollegecounselorscomplainingaboutmyissueswithprocrastinationatthatpointthatthebookseemedlikeanextrasourcefornagging.I’lladmitthat’snotthebook’sfault,butoneoftherequirementsistotalkaboutmyreadingexperiencesoI’mtakingaboutmyreadingexperience.AlsoIcan’ttotallyforgivethebookbecausethewritingiscondescendingandtheyhadtotakeintoconsiderationthefactthatmanypeoplereadingitprobablyhaveheardalotofthisinthesamepioustonebefore. “Somepeoplewouldrathersuffertheconsequencesofprocrastinationthanthehumiliationoftryingandnotdoingaswellastheyhadhoped.”(Burka18).That’sjustoneofthemanyclichédandobviousstatementsthisbookhastooffer.“Thejourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep,”(Burka36).That’soneofmyfavoriteoverusedwordsofwisdom.ButwhocouldforgetoneofthemostobviousandcondescendingstatementsI’veeverseenpublicized?“Technologicaladvancesnowallowustowork24/7,buttheyalsotemptustoprocrastinate24/7!”(Burka24).I’llgoaheadandconnectthistotheessentialquestion“Whatarethepositiveandnegativeaspectsofchaosandorder?”Because,althoughtheauthoremphasizestheneedtoridprocrastinationanddeveloporder,itmakesthemseemedentitledandmakestheirbookboringashell.Alackofprocrastinationleadstoorder,butthatorderisn’tfunatallandthenyouhavetotrytoreadbookslikethistobetteryourselfandthenit’sanegativeexperienceforyouandeveryoneyoulove. I’drecommendthisbooktopeoplewholikebeingtalkeddownto,maybeyoungchildrenordomesticateddogs.I’dalsoliketorecommendittopeopleplayingthewheeloffortunewhilereadingitbecauseitcontainsalotofverycommonphrasesandthatcouldhelpwiththepuzzles.Foractualprocrastinators,I’drecommendthewebcomicWaitButWhy’stakeonprocrastinationwhichislinkedhere:http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-pro....It’sanentertainingandinsightfulcomicwithactualsubstanceinsteadofvaguemotivationalbuzzwords.I’llgivethisbooka2/10basedsolelyonthefactIcoulduseitsometimesforvisualhumor.LikeI’mprocrastinatingonreadingabookcalledprocrastinationwhichisverymildlyhumorous.Mymomthoughtitwasfunny.Anyway,thatwastheonlyupside. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Oct21,2016 JohnTurlockton ratedit itwasok  ·  reviewofanotheredition Preetypoor.Ifyou'rereadingitinordertoreduceyourownprocrastination,thefirsthalfofthebookiscompletelyuselesstoyou.Ifyou'rereadingittogetabetterunderstandingofprocrastination,it'sbasicallynogoodeither,asI'llexplainnow.Thefirsthalfisskant,basedlargelyoncommon-sense-isms,isnotrigorous,anddealsprimarilywithpersonalanecdotesratherthanananalysisoftheresearch.Itusesalotofphraseslike'tendto'or'usually',i.e.generalisationsrat Preetypoor.Ifyou'rereadingitinordertoreduceyourownprocrastination,thefirsthalfofthebookiscompletelyuselesstoyou.Ifyou'rereadingittogetabetterunderstandingofprocrastination,it'sbasicallynogoodeither,asI'llexplainnow.Thefirsthalfisskant,basedlargelyoncommon-sense-isms,isnotrigorous,anddealsprimarilywithpersonalanecdotesratherthanananalysisoftheresearch.Itusesalotofphraseslike'tendto'or'usually',i.e.generalisationsratherthansomethinglike'inametastudy,Dr.XofYuniversityfoundthat56%ofprocrastinatorsdoZ'.Butifyouwerelikeme,youwereprobablyreadingitforwaystoovercomeprocrastination,notunderstandit.Ifthere'sanyplaceforthelatterinapracticalguidebook,itshouldbeasmallintro,nothalfthebook.Anyway,onceyougettothemeatofthebook,there'sonlytwoorthreechapterswhichareusefultothegeneralpublic,therestbeingforthosewithtime-managementproblems,ADHD,fromdifferentculturesorwhodon'thaveprocrastinationthemselvesbutlivewithsomeonewhodoes.Thefewchapterswhichactuallytrytohelpyoudealwiththeproblemaremoreorlessjustlistsofafewthingsthatareeasytofindinablogarticleafteraquickinternetsearch.Thatcouldgenerallybesaidaboutthefirsthalftoo,youcouldprobablyfindasmuchinformationinacoupleofinternetsearches,anditwouldbemorefocusedonyourspecificconcern,ratherthandedicatingachaptereachtodifferentcausesofprocrastination,manyofwhichmightnotberelevanttoyou.Thebookisalsoverylong-winded,soyoudon'treallygetasmuchasyouthinkyouget,whichIthinkbolstersmyviewthatyou'dbebetteroffwithsomeinternetsearchesthanthisbook.Isupposethatmakessensegiventhatthebookwasfirstpublishedbeforetheinternetwascommon,makingitabitofananachronismnowadays.Inshort,Idonotrecommendthisbook. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Jun15,2012 ZhifeiGe ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: psychology Thebookconsistsoftwoparts:whatisprocrastination,andhowwecanovercomeit.Overall,thebookisclearlyorganizedandinsightful,andsuggestionsfromthebookarequitereasonableandeasytofollow.Onemainargumentfromthebookisthatprocrastinationhasreasonsandthereasonsalwaysinfectotherbehaviors,too.Theauthorsstartwithequationofself-worth,abilityandperformance,whichisreallywhatIhaveinmind.Procrastinationcomesbetweenabilityandperformancebydeg Thebookconsistsoftwoparts:whatisprocrastination,andhowwecanovercomeit.Overall,thebookisclearlyorganizedandinsightful,andsuggestionsfromthebookarequitereasonableandeasytofollow.Onemainargumentfromthebookisthatprocrastinationhasreasonsandthereasonsalwaysinfectotherbehaviors,too.Theauthorsstartwithequationofself-worth,abilityandperformance,whichisreallywhatIhaveinmind.Procrastinationcomesbetweenabilityandperformancebydegradingtheperformance.Thus,procrastinatorsviewthemselveswithlessabilitythantheyactuallyhave.Orontheotherhand,iftheprocrastinatorsviewthemselveswithlessability,theymayputoffgettingthingsdone,afraidoflowperformance.Theoverarchingpointisthatweneedtobeawareoftheproblems:isitbecausewereallyareunabletodothingsorbecauseweareafraidoflowperformance.Aftertellingushowtocrackprocrastination,theauthorstalkabouthowwecanovercomeit.Oneinspirationsuggestionfromtheauthorsarethatwecannotovercomeby"brutalforce"orbyforcingourselvesintodoingsomething,ratherwefocusonhowwecanincreaseourconfidenceindoingthingsandhowwecandecreasethepressureoflowperformance.Anotherinterestingthinginthebookisaboutattentiondeficitdisorder(ADD).IreallyhavesomefriendswhoprobablyhaveADD,andundersomeconditions,ImyselfseemtohaveADD.ThesymptomsofADDarethatweareunabletofocusforalongtimealmost"genetically".Thesuggestiontheauthorsmakeiswedonottrytocompletelycureit,butwetrytolimititsinfluenceonourtimemanagement.TherearemoreinspiringargumentsinthebookthanIcanlisthere.Istronglybelievethebookissuitableforeveryone. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Jun05,2011 RichardCurry ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Finallygotaroundtoreadingthisvolume!Ihadbeenputtingitoffforalongtime.NowIknowwhy!Excerpt:Frombook"Procrastination,whyyoudoit,whattodoaboutit"byBurka&Yuen(1983):"...themostimportantdevelopmentaltaskofeachchildistobecomeanautonomousadult...Evenifyourchildinitiallybegantoprocrastinateforotherreasons,ifyou'vebeennagginghimorheraboutit,heorshemaycontinuetoprocrastinatetothwartyou.Thisisoftenthecasewithadolescentc Finallygotaroundtoreadingthisvolume!Ihadbeenputtingitoffforalongtime.NowIknowwhy!Excerpt:Frombook"Procrastination,whyyoudoit,whattodoaboutit"byBurka&Yuen(1983):"...themostimportantdevelopmentaltaskofeachchildistobecomeanautonomousadult...Evenifyourchildinitiallybegantoprocrastinateforotherreasons,ifyou'vebeennagginghimorheraboutit,heorshemaycontinuetoprocrastinatetothwartyou.Thisisoftenthecasewithadolescentchildren.Theyderiveasenseofpowerfromyourinabilitytogovernthem.Themoreyoupressthemtotakeaction,themoretheyresistwithcontinuedprocrastination,toprovetheyarebeyondyourcontrol.Yourchild'sidentityisatstake.Ifyouletuponthepressureandallowyourchildtomakesomeautonomouschoices,heorshemaynothavetouseprocrastinationtodemonstrateindependence...Childrenneedtolearnwhathappensasaresultoftheirprocrastinatinganddecideforthemselveswhethertheadvantagesofprocrastinationareworthitscosts...itisespeciallyimportantthatyouletyourchildknowthatyougiveyourloveregardlessofhisorherperformance...Yourchildmaynotbehaveasifyourapprovalmatters,butdeepdown,everyoneyearnstobelovedandaccepted.Andyourchildyearnsforthatacceptancefromyou."~pp.206-207." ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Dec10,2008 Brett ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Thisbookissplitintotwoparts:WhyandHow.Thefirstisacomprehensivedescriptionofprocrastinationandwhyitissomeonemightbecomeaprocrastinator.Everypersonalitytypethatgetcaughtinthesebadhabitsisexplored,andsometimesIwasastoundedbythewaytheywereabletodescribeme(withoutknowingme,ofcourse).Thesecondpartisnotnearlyasgood.Heretheauthorsgiveafewideastotryoutinordertoovercomeprocrastination,butthereisn'tenoughmotivationinthe Thisbookissplitintotwoparts:WhyandHow.Thefirstisacomprehensivedescriptionofprocrastinationandwhyitissomeonemightbecomeaprocrastinator.Everypersonalitytypethatgetcaughtinthesebadhabitsisexplored,andsometimesIwasastoundedbythewaytheywereabletodescribeme(withoutknowingme,ofcourse).Thesecondpartisnotnearlyasgood.Heretheauthorsgiveafewideastotryoutinordertoovercomeprocrastination,butthereisn'tenoughmotivationinthepresentationtomakeanyone,leastofallthepeoplethisbooktriestohelp,wanttofollowthrough.Overall,though,thebookisworththefirstsection,becauseitgivesyoutheneededinsighttoknowwhyyoumighthaveaproblem. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Oct23,2018 AliaMakki ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Youdon’treadthisbook.Ratheryoumakeachecklistoutoftheindexandmainheadingsuntilyoufigureouttheslothful,bruised,anxiousanimalthathidesinsideofyou.Andthentakeiteasyonthatanimal.Takeiteasyonyourfamily,cultures,andsituations.Sometimeswhatyoucalllazinessisjustyourbodytellingyoutolayoff.Sometimeswhattheycallperfectionism,isasymptomofahauntingdemon.(Thisbookfallsinthesamecategoryasthebooksthattouchtoheal,alongwithVi Youdon’treadthisbook.Ratheryoumakeachecklistoutoftheindexandmainheadingsuntilyoufigureouttheslothful,bruised,anxiousanimalthathidesinsideofyou.Andthentakeiteasyonthatanimal.Takeiteasyonyourfamily,cultures,andsituations.Sometimeswhatyoucalllazinessisjustyourbodytellingyoutolayoff.Sometimeswhattheycallperfectionism,isasymptomofahauntingdemon.(Thisbookfallsinthesamecategoryasthebooksthattouchtoheal,alongwithViktorFrankl,BrenéBrownandMarkManson.) ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Sep26,2018 BogdanBalostin ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: best-non-fiction Procrastinationhasmanydifferentcausesmostofthembeingpsychologicalandnotrelatedtothetask.Wanttoknowthem?Readthisbook.It'sprettyrevelatory. Procrastinationhasmanydifferentcausesmostofthembeingpsychologicalandnotrelatedtothetask.Wanttoknowthem?Readthisbook.It'sprettyrevelatory. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Apr30,2020 TuğçeGürkan ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Formethisstartedofveryinformationalanditwasa‘takenotes’typeofbookthenaroundthemiddleitbecameabitrepetitivethenitwasjustplainboringafterthat.ItwasveryinformationalatthebeginningaboutthepsychologyofprocrastinationandIlovedthatbutIdidnotneedallthatfriendly-ishadviceafterthatwhichfeltabitpinterestlike.Ofcourse,eachtotheirown.AllandallIstillwouldrecommendit. flag 1like · Like  · seereview Sep04,2020 BarackLiu ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition 234-Procrastination-JaneBurka-Psychology-1983Barack2019/08/272020/06/25-oftenbetweenperfectionismandprocrastinationcertaincontact,themoreyouexpectofyourself,themorelikelyyouforfearofinadequatepreparationandhasbeenreluctanttostarttodoit."Procrastination"(Procrastination),firstpublishedintheUnitedStatesin1983.Itbelievesthatsluggishnessisneitheravicenoracharacterproblem,butapsychologicalsyndromecausedbyfear.JaneBurkawasbornintheU 234-Procrastination-JaneBurka-Psychology-1983Barack2019/08/272020/06/25-oftenbetweenperfectionismandprocrastinationcertaincontact,themoreyouexpectofyourself,themorelikelyyouforfearofinadequatepreparationandhasbeenreluctanttostarttodoit."Procrastination"(Procrastination),firstpublishedintheUnitedStatesin1983.Itbelievesthatsluggishnessisneitheravicenoracharacterproblem,butapsychologicalsyndromecausedbyfear.JaneBurkawasbornintheUnitedStatesin1946.HestudiedatWellesleyCollegeandreceivedabachelor'sdegreeinpsychologyandadoctorateincounselingandclinicalpsychologyfromColumbiaUniversity.Representativeworks:"ProcrastinationPsychology"andsoon.Partofthecatalog1.Questioningprocrastination:isitahatefulbadhabitordeservedretribution2.Interrogationprocrastination:thefearoffailurebeingputonthebench3.Conversationprocrastination:procrastinationhello,goodbyesuccess4.Thestrugglingprocrastinator:whattodoifyoubecomeadefeated5.Psychologicalcomfortzone:fearofclosenessandalienation6.Delaytheclock:doyouknowwhattimeitis7.Istherea"procrastinationgene"intheworld8.Howtobuildthegloballeadershipofthebrain9.Howdidyoubecomeaprocrastinator10.MajorcourtinvestigationsofprocrastinatingbehaviorpatternsIalwaysseesomeclassmatessendingoutfeelingsof"Iwassealedbythequilt"or"Ionlysleptfor10minutesandIsleptforanhour".Lackinginbedisasignofprocrastination.Inthiscase,lackofcouragetogetoutofthecomfortzoneisaveryimportantcauseofprocrastination.Ifwefurtherconsiderwhyweareafraidtostepoutofourcomfortzone,wewillfindthat,toacertainextent,wearenotconfidentenough,donotbelievethatwecanfacethecoldoutsidethequiltordonotbelievethatwecanovercomeintensesleepiness.Obviously,itissuperficialtouse"laziness"or"notenoughself-discipline"toevaluatebedriddenorprocrastinatingbehavior.Procrastinationisfundamentallymoreofapsychologicalbarrier.Mostofthedelayscanbebetterexplainedbythefollowingfourcauses.1.Lackofconfidenceinsuccess2.Hateothersdelegatedtasks3.Distractedandimpulsive4.GoalsandrewardsaretoofarawayIbelievethateveryonehasaninferioritycomplexdeepintheirhearts,butthedifferenceisindegreeandlevel.Wearenotonlyafraidoffailure,butalsoofsuccess.Thosewhoworkhardbuthavebeenprocrastinatingmoreorlesstendtobeperfectionists.Theytrytheirbesttomakeafullinvestigation,andatrulyfullinvestigationmaytakeinfinitetime,sothishasbecomethefirstplaceforthemtonotreallyscore.Anexcellentcoverforacornerstone."Look,I'mworkinghard.ItrytocollectasmuchinformationaspossiblesothatIcanfinishitquicklywhenIactuallystarttodoit."Andthefactmaybethatyouhaven'tcollectedasmuchinformationasyouthink"enough".Bythattime,thosewhousedstupidmethodswithoutanyskillshaddonetheirwork.However,wemustalsoadmitthefactthatgivinguptheidealofperfectionisaveryslowanddifficultprocess.Weactuallyliveinanenvironmentwhereourlivesarestronglyinfluencedbytheoutsideworld,butunfortunately,wesubconsciouslyhopetogaintheinitiative.Toacertainextent,procrastinationhasbecomeawayforustogaincontrol.Aprimaryschoolstudentmaybeabletoquicklycompleteanopen-endedcomposition,buthecan'twriteapropositioncompositionforalongtime.Partofthereasonmaybeduetoalackofadequateunderstandingofthesubject,buttoacertainextent,itmayalsobeduetoresistancetobeingorderedtodosomething.Suchresistanceissubconscious,andwemaynotevenbeawareofit.Evenifthisruleortopicisinitiallysetbyyou,gradually,itwillgraduallybecomelikearequirementimposedonyoubytheoutside,sothatwhenyoudelayindoingthingsaccordingtotherulesyousetyourself,thereisakindofGetthepleasureoffreedom.Wehaveprobablyallheardthestoryof"catfishing".Wearesolikeasensitivecat,forcingourselvestobesensitiveenoughtoexternalstimuliallthetime.Perhapsyounonoftenwanttoturnoffallelectronicequipment,spenthalfadayimmersedinonething,buttheriskishigherbecausethereisnotimelyreplytoamessageofbeingseverelycriticizedtheexistenceofanycasemakeyousomewhatuneasy.Genesexplainpartofthereasonwhywecan'tconcentrate,andtheoutsideworld'srequirementtobeabletocontactus24hoursadayisforcingusnottoworkinfragmentedhours,buttofragmentworkinghours.Forlong-termbenefits,itisoftenverydistressingtogiveupimmediatebenefits.Whenaneventoragoalissetinthefarfuture,itsimportanceseemstobegreatlyreduced.Wecancallita"futurediscount".Ofcourse,youknowthatagoodGPAisverynecessaryforyourgraduateschooloragoodskillisimportantforyounottobeunemployedwhenyougraduate.Butwhenyoustandinfrontofauniversityforthefirsttimeasafreshman,youstillcan'thelpbutregardtheseveryurgentthingsasiftheyareoutofreachofthefuture.Therefore,itiseasytopostponealong-termplanagainandagain.Oneofthemostdifficultthingsistorealizeandeventuallyovercomeone'sownpsychologicalbarriers.However,thisisanabilitythatapersonmustmaster.Theseinstinctsmayberootedinourgeneticmemory,butwhentheenvironmentchanges,theinstinctsthatweregoodforusinthepastmaybeharmful,andwemustmakeadjustments."Procrastinationemotionalrootcauseinvolvesfeelings,fears,hopes,memories,dreams,doubtsandpressure.Butmanyprocrastinatorsdoesnotrecognizeallthoseactiveinthesurfacephenomenonofmoodswingsin,becausetheytakeadvantageofthedelaytoavoiduncomfortablefeelingsBehindthechaosandprocrastination,mostprocrastinatorsareactuallyafraidthattheythemselvescannotbefundamentallyaccepted.Althoughitisquitepainfultocriticizethemselvesforprocrastination,theyarestillinastateoffearcomparedtostruggling.Intermsofthefragilityandthepainfulfeelingofbeingexposedinfullview,thesufferingofself-criticismmaybeeasiertobear.Weunderstandthatthiskindoffeelingmakesyouuncomfortable,butwhenyouavoidyourownfeelings,youloseyourinnerbalance.Youhavechosenapathfullofemotionalminesforyourself,andyourheartisalwaysuneasy,notknowingwhenitwillAfootslamsalandmine.Therefore,weinviteyoutoexplorethisterritoryyouavoidedwithus,tofaceyourfearoffailure,fearofsuccess,fearofcontrol,andfearofclosenessandalienation,becausewebelievethatwhenyouunderstandWhenyouunderstandwhatyourfeelingsareandwhyyoufeelthatway,youcanhopefullybecomemoreconfident,moreconfident,andmorecomfortable,sothatyoucangetridofprocrastinationandmoveforward."Partoftheprocrastinationstemsfromfear.Atrulybravepersoncanfacehisfearsandactintime.Itisrelativelyeasierforsuchpeopletoovercometheirprocrastinationwhendealingwithproblems."Anothersourceofprocrastinationistheentanglementbetweentheprocrastinatorsandtime.Procrastinatorsoftenviewtimewithakindof"expectationthinking",ortheyoftenregardtimeasanopponentthatneedstobesubduedandwon.ThiskindoftreatmentoftimeAttitudeinspiresmoreprocrastination.Ifyoursubjectivetimeisinconflictwithclocktime,itisdifficultforyoutohaveareasonableexpectationofdeadlines,andyoucannotmovesteadilytowardsagoal,oryoucanuseitforyourselfThereisnoconceptofhowmuchtimetofinishthings.Inaddition,becauseyoursenseoftimeisdifferentfromothers,theirsubjectivetimeismoreconsistentwithclocktime,soyoumayhaveconflictswiththem.WhenyouandothersareintimeissuesIfthereisaconflict,youmaymaketheprocrastinationworse."Ifwewanttoovercomeourprocrastination,weneedtograduallydevelopapreciseconceptoftime.Ithinkweshouldtreattimelikemathematics.Therearetwoimportantthingsinlifethatweneedtoface,thatistimeandmoney.Whenwecandealwiththemmorecarefullyandprecisely,wecanmakebetteruseofthem."Inthedictionary,theverbprocrastinateisdefinedas"topostpone,topostpone,topostpone,toprolong",whichisacombinationoftwoLatinwords:promeans"backward",andcrastimismeans"belongingtotomorrow"Together,itmeans"movebacktotomorrow",whichalsomeans"doitlater."Procrastinationhasbeenaproblemsinceancienttimes.TherearetwowordsinEgyptthatcanbetranslatedas"procrastination."Itisrelatedtosurvival.Oneofthewordsimpliesthatprocrastinationisausefulhabit,whichcanavoidunnecessaryworkandsacrificeenergyduetoimpulse,soastoachievethepurposeofsavingenergy.Anothertermimpliesthatprocrastinationisaharmfulhabit,akindoflazinessincompletingataskthatmustbecompletedinordertosurvive,suchasnotplowingthefieldattherighttimeduringtheNilefloodcycle.In1751,whileamessengerwaswaitingforSamuelJohn-sontofinishwritingtheessaythatwasnotsubmitted,Samuelwrotethefollowingparagraphaboutprocrastination:"WekeepdelayingusKnowingthethingsthatcannotbeavoidedintheend,suchstupidityisauniversalhumanweakness,anditismoreorlessentrenchedineveryone'smind."Fromthenatureofanimals,wehavereasonstodelay.Becausethiscansavethecurrentenergy.Rapidenvironmentalchange,whoknowswhatwenowconsumeenergytodotheonething,ifinthefuturewillbecomeasuperfluousthingit?Thisinstinctinourpersonalityissoentrenchedthatwhenweliveinamoreorderly,adequatesupplyofenergyinsocietywheninstilllikeourancestorslivedinaworldofuncertainty,scarcityofenergyofenvironmentwhenin,somuchcherishthemomentofenergy."Sincewehavetheintentiontoeliminateprocrastination,whyisitsodifficulttodothis?Whydoweprocrastinate?Researchhasnotgivenasimpleanswertothis.Thereisnotypicalprofileofprocrastinators,because"allkindsofpsychologyThepsychologicalnetworkofvariablesseemsverycomplicated.”Butthereisonereasonthatcanberuledout:researchshowsthatintelligenceisnotrelatedtoprocrastination,soyoucanforgettheideathat“youcangetridofprocrastinationonlywhenyouareveryintelligent.”ItshouldnotbeconsideredthatprocrastinationisamanifestationoflowIQ.Menare"slightlybetter"thanwomenintermsofprocrastination.Thereisalsoevidencethatprocrastinationislesswhentheyareolder.Thismaybebecausepeoplenolongerwanttowastetheirlimitedtime.Oritmaybebecausetheyhavewithdrawnfromthecompetitivearena,oritmaybebecausetheyfinallygetalongwiththeirrealselfandareverysatisfiedwiththeirachievements-orviceversa."Ingeneral,thosewhocanovercometheirprocrastinationaremorelikelytoachieveresults.Becausetheycancompletetheirtasksontime.Thismakesthemmorereliableintheheartsofothers,whichmakesthemmorelikelytoachievehighersocialstatus.“Peopleoftendon’tknowhowtorecognizetherealprocrastination.Sometimeswejustpostponethingsbecausewedon’thavetimetodoeverything,orbecausewearerestrainedindoingthingsandneedacertainamountofrelaxationandrest.Thedifferencebetweenprocrastinationandprocrastinationisveryimportant.Onewaytofindoutwhetherprocrastinationhasbecomeaproblemforyouistoseeifitisannoyingyou.Whileprocrastinationispainfulforsomepeople,thereareotherswhoaresafeandsound.Idon'tfeelhowbigaproblemitis,hereareafewexamples.Somepeopleliketobebusy,withallkindsofaffairsandactivitiesfullofschedules;rushingtofinishonethingafteranother,theyliketensionandpressure,andneverthoughtaboutchangingtheirlifestyle.Therearealsopeoplewholiketolivealittleeasier.Theymaytakealongtimetofinishonething,buttheyarenotinahurry;theyarenotunderanyspecialpressure.Manytimes,peopletendtoprocrastinatedeliberately.Theydecidetopostponethings,maybebecausesomethingisnotimportant,orbecausetheywanttothinkaboutitbeforemakingadecisionorputtingitintoaction.Theyprocrastinateinordertousethistimetothinkwell,togivethemselvesachoice,ortofocustheirattentiononthemostimportantthings.Sometimesthingsseemtoappearinfrontofusallatonce,makingustoolatetodealwithit.Wehaveallencounteredsuchsituations.Maybeoneday,whenyourrelativescometovisit,yourchildneedsyoutosendhimtoschool,andyourrefrigeratorgoesonstrikeatthattime,andyourtaxpaymentdatewillexpirethenextday.Inasituationlikethis,somethingsmustbelefttoit-itisimpossibletocompleteeverythingontime.Facedwithasituationwhereeverythingcannotbedonewell,thosewhoacceptthefactthattheirabilitiesarelimitedwillnotbetootroubledbythis.Somepeoplewillnotworryabouttheirprocrastinationbecausethesephenomenaoccurinunimportantareas,andimportantthingscanbasicallybedoneontime.Althoughdelayshaveaplaceintheirlives,theyarebasicallyinsignificant.Othersdonotworry,becausetheydonothaveanyidledifficulttoestimate,theydonotrecognizethemselvesintowdelay.Theymaybeoverlyoptimisticabouthowlongitwilltaketocompleteatask,andtheyalwaysunderestimatethetimeittakestocompletethetask.Somepeopleare"optimisticsocialactivists"whousesocialactivitiestodivertattentionfromprocrastinationandenjoyit.Theyareoutgoingandoutgoingandoverconfident.Theythinkthatalthoughtheyhavedelayedsomethingstoday,theywillalwayssucceedinthefuture."Whenevaluatingthedegreeofself-procrastination,wemustfirstseewhetherweplantocompleteitatacertaintimeinthefuturewhenwedosomething.Oreventhoughyouwanttofinishitaheadofschedule,butpsychologicallyresistit?Inclarifythepostiftheyprocrastinationintheacceptablerange,ournextstepistofindtherootofprocrastinationknotlies.Isitbecauseofperfectionism?Isitbecauseyouhateit?Isitbecauseyouarenotready?Ifwecanknowwhereourresistancecomesfrom.Thenwemaybettersolvethisproblem. ...more flag Like  · seereview May26,2019 Giulio ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Anmind-blowingbook.Definitelyamustreadforeverypersongrapplingwiththeissue. flag 1like · Like  · seereview Jan01,2021 Illy ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Theoreticalknowledgeisincredible.Itdoesanamazingjobatexplainingthedeeprootsofprocrastinationandallit'sfacets.Itgoesintothemainfearsandemotionalblockagesthatholdusbackinverydetail.Itthenalsotalksaboutneuroplasticityandthebrainandhowgeneticscanplayaneffect.Alsoitgoesintohowoursubjectivetimeisabitdistorted.Eventually,itdoesalsoagreatjobinpreparingusfortheovercomingofit(whichinithasfearsofitself,suchaslosingyour Theoreticalknowledgeisincredible.Itdoesanamazingjobatexplainingthedeeprootsofprocrastinationandallit'sfacets.Itgoesintothemainfearsandemotionalblockagesthatholdusbackinverydetail.Itthenalsotalksaboutneuroplasticityandthebrainandhowgeneticscanplayaneffect.Alsoitgoesintohowoursubjectivetimeisabitdistorted.Eventually,itdoesalsoagreatjobinpreparingusfortheovercomingofit(whichinithasfearsofitself,suchaslosingyouridentityofbeingaprocrastinatorwhichrepresentsalotofyourdailybehavior).Ittellsyouthatyoushouldn'tberushingandyou'dratherkeepajournalonyourjourneybecauseitissoimportanttobecomeawareofyoursituationanditunlocksincrediblebenefits.Anyway,sothencamethepracticalstepswhichwhere,quitegreat.ButIjustfeellikeitdidn'treallyhelpbecauseIhavelot'sofquestionsleft,suchas:Idon'tknowwhatIlovetodo.WhatshouldIdointhiscase?ThereisalotofanxietyShouldIalsosettestsandschoolassignmentsasgoals?oronlythepersonalgoals?HowdoIcombinesettingprocessorientedgoalstogetherwithresultorientedtokeepmeontrack?Afterall,IthoughtI'dgetitallinthisbookbecausethefirstpartjustblewmymindanddidanincrediblejob,soIthoughtalsothesecondpartwillblowmymind.Thisisdefinitelythebestbookthathelpedmeunderstanditdeeperandgavemeessentialtools,butIhavestillyettogetthebiggerpicture ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Sep06,2014 AngelMartinez ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition ThisbookwasthefirstselfhelpbookI'vereadandIendedupenjoyingiteventhoughtittookmeawhiletoread.Theauthorsemployasufficientamountofhumortomakemechuckle.Thebookiswellwrittenandeasytounderstand.Ienjoyedthefirsthalfmorethanthesecondhalfbecausethefirsthalfsoughttoexplainwhypeopleprocrastinate.Theauthorsalsousedmanyanecdotesthathelpedmeunderstandtheirpoints.Ienjoyedthesecondhalftoobutnotasmuch.Itmostlyconsistsofex ThisbookwasthefirstselfhelpbookI'vereadandIendedupenjoyingiteventhoughtittookmeawhiletoread.Theauthorsemployasufficientamountofhumortomakemechuckle.Thebookiswellwrittenandeasytounderstand.Ienjoyedthefirsthalfmorethanthesecondhalfbecausethefirsthalfsoughttoexplainwhypeopleprocrastinate.Theauthorsalsousedmanyanecdotesthathelpedmeunderstandtheirpoints.Ienjoyedthesecondhalftoobutnotasmuch.Itmostlyconsistsofexercisesapersoncanusetofightagainstprocrastinationandhowtodealwithotherprocrastinators. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview View1comment Dec18,2016 Jennifer ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Forme,thiswasalifechangingbook.WhileIhadalreadybeenusingquiteafewoftheprocrastinationendingtechniquesbeforeIevenfoundthisbook(whichhadhelpedtoremedymyprocrastinationanextremeamount),itwasdiscoveringwhyIprocrastinatedthatmadesuchahugedifferenceinmylifeandtomyfuture.InowknowthatanytimeIwanttoprocrastinateonsomethingIcanstopandexaminemyreasonbehindit.OnceIknowwhichreasonitis,Icanremedythesituationandgetonwit Forme,thiswasalifechangingbook.WhileIhadalreadybeenusingquiteafewoftheprocrastinationendingtechniquesbeforeIevenfoundthisbook(whichhadhelpedtoremedymyprocrastinationanextremeamount),itwasdiscoveringwhyIprocrastinatedthatmadesuchahugedifferenceinmylifeandtomyfuture.InowknowthatanytimeIwanttoprocrastinateonsomethingIcanstopandexaminemyreasonbehindit.OnceIknowwhichreasonitis,Icanremedythesituationandgetonwithmyproject.Ineednevertoprocrastinateagain. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Jun18,2011 Lilpawzz ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Hmmmmmmmmm,well,IfigureIcan'treallygetanyworsebyreadingthisbook.Typicalsimplelanguageself-helpbook.Nolifechangingrevelations.Statestheobviousthatprocrastinatorseverywherealreadyknowandaresogoodatignoring.IsupposeIhopedthisbookwouldcrawlinsidemybrainandradicallychangemyhabits.Nosuchluck.Thedishesarestillinthesinkfromlastnight'ssupper...however,Ididcleanthecounteraftermakingasandwich.So...progress?Maybe. Hmmmmmmmmm,well,IfigureIcan'treallygetanyworsebyreadingthisbook.Typicalsimplelanguageself-helpbook.Nolifechangingrevelations.Statestheobviousthatprocrastinatorseverywherealreadyknowandaresogoodatignoring.IsupposeIhopedthisbookwouldcrawlinsidemybrainandradicallychangemyhabits.Nosuchluck.Thedishesarestillinthesinkfromlastnight'ssupper...however,Ididcleanthecounteraftermakingasandwich.So...progress?Maybe. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview May17,2017 Roxanna ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Hugelyinsightfulbookwhichspentjustasmuchtimeonhelpingthereaderidentifythepossibleoriginsanddriversofone'sprocrastinatingbehaviourasprovidingtipsonhowtomonitorone'sprocrastinatingbehaviourandtacticstomanageoneselfoutofthedestructiverepeatingpatterns.Definitelyakeeperonmybookshelf! Hugelyinsightfulbookwhichspentjustasmuchtimeonhelpingthereaderidentifythepossibleoriginsanddriversofone'sprocrastinatingbehaviourasprovidingtipsonhowtomonitorone'sprocrastinatingbehaviourandtacticstomanageoneselfoutofthedestructiverepeatingpatterns.Definitelyakeeperonmybookshelf! ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Mar26,2019 Shabaz ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition ThisisthebestbookIreadonprocrastinationandispackedwithlotsofhelpfulinformation.OnlyreasonIgiveit4starsistherewasunnecessarythingsinthebookandIthinktheauthorscould’vewrittenitbetter. flag 1like · Like  · seereview May29,2021 SuryanarayananR ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Soittookawhile,butIhavefinallyfinishedreadingthisbook.Thisbookisaboutexploringtherootsofprocrastinationandsomepracticaltipsonhowtoovercomeit.Thefirstpartdealswiththebroadrangeoffearsormentalconditionsthatleadsapersontodelayoravoidcertaintasks.Thesecondpartgivesfewsimpletechniquestohelpyouovercomeprocrastination-includingbreakingataskintosmallmanageablechunks,frequentrewards,settingprocess-orientedgoalsinsteadofbein Soittookawhile,butIhavefinallyfinishedreadingthisbook.Thisbookisaboutexploringtherootsofprocrastinationandsomepracticaltipsonhowtoovercomeit.Thefirstpartdealswiththebroadrangeoffearsormentalconditionsthatleadsapersontodelayoravoidcertaintasks.Thesecondpartgivesfewsimpletechniquestohelpyouovercomeprocrastination-includingbreakingataskintosmallmanageablechunks,frequentrewards,settingprocess-orientedgoalsinsteadofbeingresultoriented,mindfulnesspractices,exerciseetc.Iwasalreadyawareofmanyofthesetechniques,butitwasprobablygoodtoberemindedofthem.Themostimportanttakeawayformehasbeengettingtounderstand,atleastatadbitbetter,thecomplexpsychologicalphenomenonbehindthedelayingbehaviour.Ultimately,procrastinationisaself-defencemechanismrootedinfear.Youinnatelyfear,andarestressedout,aboutsomethinginanactivity-andhenceyouseektoavoidittoprotectyourself.Whyyouarestressedoutbycertainactivitiesisintimatelytiedtoyourpastexperiences-somethingwhichyoumaynotevenbeawareofinthepresent.Argumentation(3/4):Theauthorsdrawuponexamplesofanumberofpeopletheyhavemetorguided,andaccordinglysupporttheirobservations.Theseexamplesaddalotofclaritytothepointthattheauthorsaretryingtomake.Theauthorsdonotgooutoftheirwaytomakeunsubstantiated,speculativeopinionsandsticktowhathasbeentestedandrepeatedlyobserved.Theyhaveanattemptonclassificationofthebroadrangeoffearsthatleadtoprocrastination,andIamnotsureifthisisthebestclassificationonecancomeupwith-butitdefinitelycouldhelponemonitortheirfears/stressesandreactionstoit.Someofthetechniquesinthesecondpartfeelrathervague,generaltipsandnotveryconcretetechniquesasIexpectedthemtobe.Substance/Value(3/4):Themostimportantandvaluabletakeaway,inmyopinion,isappreciatingthecomplexpsychologicalphenomenonthatresultsinprocrastination.Alotofpeopledonotgivemuchcredittothemyriadsofwaysinwhichpeoplegetstressedoutbyevenseeminglysimpleormundanetasks.Itgivesyouinsightonjusthowirrationalpeoplecanbeintheirdecision-making,reinforcingyet-againtheideathathumansareprimarilyemotionalcreatures.Forexample,apersonmightrunoutofgasonthefreewayjustbecausehefeelsgoingoutofhiswaytolookforgaswouldmakehimfeellikehehasnocontrolorautonomy.Asanotherexample,adivorcedwomanmightdelaypayingtaxesbecauseshefeelsitishermanwhoshouldbehandlingthefinances,andittriggersthefearinherthatnobodyistakingcareofheranymore.Thisbookwouldbehelpfulfortheprocrastinatortomonitorhisownfears,andbehaviourwhenconfrontedwiththosefears.Thefewkeytechniques-likebreakingataskintosmallmanageablechunks,settinguppositive-reinforcementthroughrewardsintheshortterm-aresomethingthatIhaveseenbeforeaswell.Youcangetanideaonhowthesetechniquesareuseful.Structure&Writing-Style(1.5/2):Thewritingiseasytofollowandchaptersandsectionsarewell-structured.Navigatingthroughthebooktofindsomethingyou'dliketore-readisnotapain.Total:7.5/10 ...more flag Like  · seereview Nov15,2019 LisaFang ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition InProcrastination:WhyYouDoIt,WhatToDoAboutIt,byJaneB.Burka,themostinterestingthingIlearnedfromthisbookisthefivementalitywhywewillprocrastinate.“Scaringtofail,scaringtosuccess,againstthepower,scaredtodepartortoclosethecircleofpeoplerelationship”thesefivementalityisthemostcommonreasonsthatwedon’twanttodothethingsthatweshouldworkon.Thefirstkindpeople,scaringtofailisamentalitythatpeoplewhoaskthemselvestoletthei InProcrastination:WhyYouDoIt,WhatToDoAboutIt,byJaneB.Burka,themostinterestingthingIlearnedfromthisbookisthefivementalitywhywewillprocrastinate.“Scaringtofail,scaringtosuccess,againstthepower,scaredtodepartortoclosethecircleofpeoplerelationship”thesefivementalityisthemostcommonreasonsthatwedon’twanttodothethingsthatweshouldworkon.Thefirstkindpeople,scaringtofailisamentalitythatpeoplewhoaskthemselvestolettheirprojectorthethingsthattheyshouldbedonetoachieveperfect.Theywillusethattheycouldn’tgetperfectonthisprojectbeingtheircausetoprocrastinate.Forexample,Idon’thavethebestteachersorsourcestolearntheprogramlanguages,soIcan’tstartlearningit.Second,Scaringtosuccessisthepersonwhoscaredthatthoughtthattheyarereallyordinary,theydon’tfittogetthesuccessorscaringtheresponsibilitythattheyhavetobearaftertheygotsuccess.Third,againstthepoweristhepersonwhogotaprojectorassignmentfromsomeone,thatmakethemfeeltheirautonomybeeninfringed,theyuseprocrastinatetogetitback.Themostcommonexampleisyourparentscalledyoutodothechores,butyoualwaysanswerthem:“Giveasecond,I’lldoitlater”.Lastly,scaredtodepartortoclosethecircleofpeoplerelationshipisthepersonwholikestodependonsomeonetohelpthemandstayintheircomfortcircle,thiswillmakethemstopdoingthethingsandthepersonwhodoesn’tliketogetalongwithpeople,butnoonecandotheirthingsbynohelpingthatmakethemuseprocrastinationtoprotectthemselves.Igivethisbookafive-starratingbecauseitwasclassifiedbytwoparts,thereasonswhywealwaysprocrastinateandthewaytofigureoutthisproblem.Thedifferencebetweenthisbookandotherbookthatisalsotalkingaboutprocrastinationisthisbookusethepsychologytheorytoknowthereasonswhyweprocrastinate,afterknowinghowprocrastinationhappenedthatmakeusmorehelpfultobuildupthewaytoremovethisbadhabit.Notjusttoldyouthewaytoremoveit,butdoesn'ttellyouthiswaywasaccordingwhattheories. ...more flag Like  · seereview Sep17,2021 Zooey ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Totalrecommend.Nodoubt.Ilistenedtotheaudioversionofthebook.Thenarratorwasgreat,keptmyattentionatalltimesandcouldsprinklesomehumoroustonesinthere.Thecontentisfantastic.Ihavenotreadanythinglikethisbefore,itgiveskeyinsightstowhyweprocrastinatewhichleadtomehavingmoreunderstandingandcompassionformyself.Thisisgood.Iamcurrentlyworkingthroughtheexercisesfromparttwoofthebook(beenatitfortwodays),thepracticalside,andtho Totalrecommend.Nodoubt.Ilistenedtotheaudioversionofthebook.Thenarratorwasgreat,keptmyattentionatalltimesandcouldsprinklesomehumoroustonesinthere.Thecontentisfantastic.Ihavenotreadanythinglikethisbefore,itgiveskeyinsightstowhyweprocrastinatewhichleadtomehavingmoreunderstandingandcompassionformyself.Thisisgood.Iamcurrentlyworkingthroughtheexercisesfromparttwoofthebook(beenatitfortwodays),thepracticalside,andthoseareabsolutelyinsightfulandhelpful.Irecommenddoingallofthemliketheyinstructed,justoneexerciseatatimehaha.Actually,IwouldsaythattheexercisesareKEYtoworkingonyourprocrastinationandthatskippingthemisalsopartofprocrastination.Thelessonslearnedwillnotbethesameifyoudonotdotheexercises.Theyarewhatmaketheinsightsspecifictooursituationandhelpuslearntobecomeconsciousandmoreawareofwhenweprocrastinate,whywedoit,andhowwecanchooseadifferentactioninthatmoment.ThisiswhatI'venoticedsincestartingtheexercises.IcannotreviewtheeffectsofalltheexercisesandlongtermimpactsinceIjuststartedout.ImightgiveanupdatewhenI'vebeenatitforlongerperiod. ...more flag Like  · seereview Sep07,2021 ShuLing ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: psychology, self-help IreadtheChinesetranslationofthisbook.Iactuallyhaveboughtthisbookfewyearsago,butIkeepitontheshelfduetoprocrastination.However,IstartedtopickitupwhenIwasinquarantine.Iuseoneofthesuggestionsinthebookwhichisstartreadingonechapterbyonechapterwithinasettimeframeandturnofftheelectronicdevicesorotherattractioninordertofocusonmyreading,whichImanagedtofinishreadingthisbook.Ialsouseoneofthetechniquesinmyworkplace IreadtheChinesetranslationofthisbook.Iactuallyhaveboughtthisbookfewyearsago,butIkeepitontheshelfduetoprocrastination.However,IstartedtopickitupwhenIwasinquarantine.Iuseoneofthesuggestionsinthebookwhichisstartreadingonechapterbyonechapterwithinasettimeframeandturnofftheelectronicdevicesorotherattractioninordertofocusonmyreading,whichImanagedtofinishreadingthisbook.IalsouseoneofthetechniquesinmyworkplacewhichisdelegatesomeofworkloadtomycolleaguesothatIcanfocusonotherimportanttasks.Therefore,Ithinkthisbookisquiteusefulandhelpfultothosepeoplehavethehabitofdelayingandpostponingsomethinginlifeandthisbookprovidesmanysuggestionsortechniquestoreduceandovercometheprocrastination. ...more flag Like  · seereview «previous12345next» newtopicDiscussThisBook Therearenodiscussiontopicsonthisbookyet. 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