Overcoming Procrastination: Practice the Now Habit and Guilt-Free Play [Hardcover]

Neil A. Fiore (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 201 pages
• Publisher: MJF Books (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567315569
• ISBN-13: 978-1567315561
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,039,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best: eliminates procrastination with action, not guilt, February 8, 2004

By 

"sevim35" (Toledo, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Overcoming Procrastination: Practice the Now Habit and Guilt-Free Play (Hardcover)

I got tired of books that say you're lazy, that had a lot of cute explainations about what kind of procrastinator you are or were systems that would overwhelm many a procrastinator who was just overwhelmed in the first place. This book explains procrastinators in short order in a way that would apply to any procrastinator. It doesn't waste anytime getting down to how to get yourself into action and produce. Dr. Fiore's methods are general enough to apply to anyone, yet are specific enough so you know how to get you going. His book is short, lively, hopeful, and never dry for procrastinators. This book is the only book you need to get you on your way to fulfilling your dreams.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly insightful..., January 11, 2006

By 

Joshua C. Eyer (Mobile, AL USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Overcoming Procrastination: Practice the Now Habit and Guilt-Free Play (Hardcover)

As a student of psychology, I'm always on the lookout for psych books that I haven't heard about. I was in a bookstore one day and saw this book sitting on the rack. It was on sale, so I picked it up to look through at a later date. When I got home, I started reading the first few pages, and I couldn't believe how well he had nailed me. To this point, I had done fairly well in dealing with my procrastination; I had also developed a gargantuan ability to deprive myself of sleep, a good diet, exercise, etc., to account for it. As I read through the first pages, I was shocked at how much sense his theories made---and how well they explained/described me. I never really had hope that I could change. I had come to believe that my procrastination was an unavoidable result of my perfectionism and that I could not lose it without discarding my desire to produce high quality work. It was amazing to me how easily he explained the complicated nature of these problems and how well he presented his simple method of dealing with them. Now, I'm not finished with the book---I'm giving myself time to absorb each lesson before moving on to the next one---but I have already seen the results as I address big assignments. It works.

So, from a non-professional, it-worked-for-me standpoint, I highly recommend this book to those wondering why they procrastinate, but also, anyone who suffers from perfectionism, who finds him or herself afraid of succeeding, wondering why he/she doesn't get more done in a day, or even engaging in self-defeating behavior will be amazed at what can be learned from this simple, little book. I hope you'll give it try.

2 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unable to overcome my procrastination issues., December 21, 2007

By 

Holly Golightly "The Kid" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Overcoming Procrastination: Practice the Now Habit and Guilt-Free Play (Hardcover)

This book has been sitting on my shelf for several years, but I've never read it because I procrastinate to much. Buying this book was a horrible idea.