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Susan Duffey asked this question about The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play:

Can anyone recommend a good book on overcoming procrastination? There are many titles to choose from but I'd like to narrow them down. I'm a terrible proscrastinator and struggle everyday trying to get things done. I'm also terribly disorganized and have a disabling pulmonary condition which slows me down too. Time management and prioritizing are difficult for me. Thanks so much, everyone!

Maruca Hello. I just finished the 2007 edition of this book (Neil A. Fiore's "The Now Habit"). Did you read it? Was it helpful or not? If not, what didn't wo…moreHello. I just finished the 2007 edition of this book (Neil A. Fiore's "The Now Habit"). Did you read it? Was it helpful or not? If not, what didn't work for you? Maybe then I can make different suggestions. I really like "Eat that Frog" by Brian Tracey. At least the first third. After that it gets repetitive imo.

In combination with the "Getting things done" structures by David Allen (implemented into Evernote in my case) "the now habit" by Fiore, which is my favourite book on procrastination so far, has transformed the way I look at work and how my days are unfolding.

The author, Neil Fiore, defines procrastination as "a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision." Procrastination is a strategy to obtain temporary relief from stress, not a character defect or a personal or moral failure"

(Quoted off a review by the user O. Brown on http://www.amazon.com/The-Now-Habit-O...)

These and similar insights really helped me understand my own procrastination cycle and gave me tools to slowly become a producer, not a procrastinator (as Fiore calls the two types of people). (less)

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Susan Duffey Thank you, Maruca. How lovely you are in Switzerland! I still haven't had a chance to check out "The Now Habit" but it is on one of my many to do list ...more
Oct 04, 2014 10:34AM

Maruca Hey Susan how are you doing? Hope 2015 started well for you. I'm still (mostly) procrastination free and I'm really grateful to this book. Have you ha ...more
Feb 13, 2015 01:17AM

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