Now Habit A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

Name: Now Habit A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
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ISBN: 9781585425525

ISBN-10: 1585425524

ISBN-13: 9781585425525

Edition: 2006

Authors: Neil Fiore, Neil Fiore

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Originally published by Tarcher in 1988, The Now Habithas sold more than 58,000 copies, and is as relevant as ever! Author Neil Fiore offers the first comprehensive strategy to overcome the causes of procrastination and to eliminate its deleterious effects. His techniques will help any busy person get more things done more quickly, without the anxiety and stress brought on by failure to meet the workplace's pressing deadlines. This revised, redesigned edition includes a new introduction and a section that provides strategies to understand and deal with the complex role technology plays in procrastination today.

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/5/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.32" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English




Why we procrastinate


Warning signs of procrastination


A positive view of the human spirit


Our worst critic : ourselves


Procrastination is rewarding



How we procrastinate


Knowing how you spend your time


The procrastination log


Creating safety : the first major step out of procrastination



How to talk to yourself


Counterproductive messages


The power of choice


Five self-statements that distinguish procrastinators from producers



Guilt-free play, quality work


The importance of play


The pull method of self-motivation


From guilt-free play to quality work



Overcoming blocks to action


Three major blocks


Tool #1 : three-dimensional thinking and the reverse calendar


Tool #2 : the work of worrying


Tool #3 : persistent starting



The unschedule


Even producers need a system


Reverse psychology


How to use the unschedule


Adjusting your unschedule



Working in the flow state


Using more of your brain


It's only your first draft


Learning to focus


Focusing exercise


Relaxation exercise


Incorporating flow states into your program



Fine-tuning your progress


Planned setbacks


Resilience and hardiness


Concentration : controlling distractions


Mental rehearsal and preprogramming


Effective goal-setting



The procrastinator in your life


Managing people who procrastinate


Commitment vs. Compliance


Focusing on starting vs. Finishing


Getting results or giving criticism


Living with a procrastinator


A last word