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gasoline_allie's review against another edition
4.0
It took me forever to read this book, said the procrastinator.
This is one I’m going to have to come back to and reread, I think. It is helpful—the ideas about changing mindsets, harmful vs helpful self-talk, and the Unschedule are all working for me, to a certain extent. It’s difficult to change the habits of a lifetime and curb that stress response.
This is one I’m going to have to come back to and reread, I think. It is helpful—the ideas about changing mindsets, harmful vs helpful self-talk, and the Unschedule are all working for me, to a certain extent. It’s difficult to change the habits of a lifetime and curb that stress response.
annemariewellswriter's review
4.0
It was fine. Some good nuggets of information on habits. But whenever I read a book on habitual behaviors, I think about Gretchen Rubin's books and how she is like the end-all-be-all on habits for me, and I wonder if any of these authors have consulted with her, and if not, they should.
devanjedi's review
3.0
There are 20 really good pages in here. Not the kind of book I would normally read, but came highly recommended by someone I respect.
mrklhn's review
4.0
This book offered a unique view on what it means to be fully invested in your work. The best advice from this book revolved around being present in the moment and really enjoy what you are doing at any given time. Any thoughts to things that are not happening take away from that enjoyment.
kellyzen's review
4.0
It's not cool to read self-help books and I'm generally averse to the genre, but this is a helpful book that was recommended to me before I start grad school. It has some nice insights and tips for people who have, for whatever reason, learned to approach even basic tasks by spiraling into perfectionism-induced self-flagellation and paralysis. You know, those other people, those lame self-help book-reading types.
crystalh429's review
4.0
I started reading this because it described to a T one of my biggest faults: procrastination. And frankly, a realistic solution sounded so nice. Because the guilt really does eat at me when I'm procrastinating.
In "The Now Habit", Fiore breaks down why we procrastinate (a myriad of reasons: anxious about it, don't want to, pressure of failure, etc.). And it might seem obvious to you why you're procrastinating, it's not until you call it out for what it is that you realize truly WHY you're procrastinating. For me, I realized a lot of it came down to feeling judged and perfectionism.
But the solution that Fiore gives isn't one that I would have ever thought. He basically says you should give yourself time to have guilt-free play (duh, that's in the title). But that's his solution!! In it's most basic form. He argues that letting yourself live and then come back to whatever your procrastinating will help you do better and work more effectively. Game changer.
Of course, you have to work through some other issues and this isn't an overnight solution, but I loved breaking down my problem and understanding that there were strategies to break free from it. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone struggling with procrastination.
In "The Now Habit", Fiore breaks down why we procrastinate (a myriad of reasons: anxious about it, don't want to, pressure of failure, etc.). And it might seem obvious to you why you're procrastinating, it's not until you call it out for what it is that you realize truly WHY you're procrastinating. For me, I realized a lot of it came down to feeling judged and perfectionism.
But the solution that Fiore gives isn't one that I would have ever thought. He basically says you should give yourself time to have guilt-free play (duh, that's in the title). But that's his solution!! In it's most basic form. He argues that letting yourself live and then come back to whatever your procrastinating will help you do better and work more effectively. Game changer.
Of course, you have to work through some other issues and this isn't an overnight solution, but I loved breaking down my problem and understanding that there were strategies to break free from it. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone struggling with procrastination.
crystenaq's review
3.0
To kick off Nonfiction November reading, I started with this book about overcoming procrastination. Overall it was good, I found a lot of the same principles from this book in the cognitive behavioral therapy books I have read. There is an emphasis on getting to the root of why you procrastinate, tapping into ways to make procrastination less rewarding for you by scheduling your guilt free play in a non-negotiable way. I liked some of what was said.
There are sections of Feeling Good by David Burns that explained things similarly. If pressed I would recommend Feeling Good, because it covers a lot of the points here as well as other issues such as self- esteem, anger, and approval addiction. But this wasn't a bad read as a supplement.
There are sections of Feeling Good by David Burns that explained things similarly. If pressed I would recommend Feeling Good, because it covers a lot of the points here as well as other issues such as self- esteem, anger, and approval addiction. But this wasn't a bad read as a supplement.