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A review by starfleeting
The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play by Neil Fiore
4.0
The irony of it taking me a while to read this book because I kept putting it off is not lost on me. But it's definitely made the completion of reading it all the more satisfying. Which is something Fiore points out several times in the book: completing tasks is a pleasurable thing and procrastination is "a self-punishing form of work".
This book is great if you are struggling with procrastination in various forms (like I have been for years). It goes into the psychology of what causes a lot of procrastinating habits and why, not making any assumptions about people just being lazy. The tone throughout the books is never condescending or demeaning -- and far more forgiving than I've ever been with myself. In short: it's all the kinds of things I've needed to hear for a long time.
It provides numerous techniques to help you rewire your way of thinking and approaching tasks and it's all very practical in method and execution (just do a little bit of work in hour-long bursts and stay committed to taking breaks, is one of the main ones). It all seems so logical when you read it but it's easy to see why most people would never consider it when so many messages we've gotten in school or from parents have been more along the lines of commands and threatening language (which ultimately just feeds procrastination).
The only reason I didn't give it a full five stars was because it dragged a bit here and there but don't let that deter you from reading it: it's definitely a book I would recommend for anyone struggling with procrastination or getting started on important tasks.
This book is great if you are struggling with procrastination in various forms (like I have been for years). It goes into the psychology of what causes a lot of procrastinating habits and why, not making any assumptions about people just being lazy. The tone throughout the books is never condescending or demeaning -- and far more forgiving than I've ever been with myself. In short: it's all the kinds of things I've needed to hear for a long time.
It provides numerous techniques to help you rewire your way of thinking and approaching tasks and it's all very practical in method and execution (just do a little bit of work in hour-long bursts and stay committed to taking breaks, is one of the main ones). It all seems so logical when you read it but it's easy to see why most people would never consider it when so many messages we've gotten in school or from parents have been more along the lines of commands and threatening language (which ultimately just feeds procrastination).
The only reason I didn't give it a full five stars was because it dragged a bit here and there but don't let that deter you from reading it: it's definitely a book I would recommend for anyone struggling with procrastination or getting started on important tasks.