I'll Do It Tomorrow: How to Stop Putting It Off and Get It Done Today [Paperback]

Jerry Newcombe (Author), Kirsti Newcombe (Author), Johnny Hart (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Broadman & Holman Pub (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805412670
• ISBN-13: 978-0805412673
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,640,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Covers both the funny and serious side of procrastination!, October 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I'll Do It Tomorrow: How to Stop Putting It Off and Get It Done Today (Paperback)

OK, I'm not a procrastinator, so why did I read this book? Because I'm afraid that I'm becoming one! So I thought I would take a dose of preventative medecine and heal myself of the tendency of putting things off (usually the most important things).

There are three smashing things about this book.

First, the authors, with all their humor (and there is a lot of it), take their subject very seriously. One of the authors calls himself a "recovering procrastinator" and you can tell he has experienced the downside of this affliction (and I'm sure the other author, his wife, has borne a lot of the consequences!). Most of us joke about procrastination, but this book will help you realize when it's a joke and when it isn't.

Second, the advice offered is straightforward and practical: a step-by-step guide for those who really want to overcome the temptation to delay doing the things they know must be done. In addition, the advice is not just down-to-earch, it is wise, especially when it comes to the things in life that really count.

Finally, the comic strips, from B.C., are side-splitters. They're done by the cartoonist Johnny Hart, who also does The Wizard of Id.

While this may seem paradoxical advice to give to all you procrastinators out there, let me still give it: don't dither -- by this book now!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read, but Heavily Religious, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: I'll Do It Tomorrow: How to Stop Putting It Off and Get It Done Today (Paperback)

This book was easy to read, with excerpts from various motivational speakers and comics interspersed throughout, which is exactly what a procrastinator needs to stay interested. But the author (who has a Christian radio show) assumes the reader is a devout Christian. The entire last chapter urges the reader to become born again (no procrasination advice). If this is your religion, you will probably find this book useful. If not, you may be turned off.