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Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (April 14, 2010)
The title of this book was particularly appropriate - I couldn't put it down. A serious look at philosophical underpinnings, approached from wide variety of backgrounds. An in depth approach to a topic which is so often trivialised or commercialised. Outstanding.
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I bought this book based on a recommendation from a weekly web newsletter I receive, and true to form, the book is actually a very interesting collection of essays on the nature of procrastination. I would have given this four stars to say "I like it" if it had even SOME sense of humor about the phenomenon, but, alas, it is a quite serious philosophical tome.
That said, the book is very much worth reading. There are discourses on procrastination from the standpoints of biology, psychology, history, anthropology and, of course, philosophy -- The essays look at topics like: Why do people procrastinate? Is procrastination a bad thing? Can procrastination drive creativity? This is NOT a book one will sit down and read in one sitting. It is sometimes densely written; it is moderately academic/intellectual in its approach (not a self-help book!); and it is nearly always thought-provoking. At the risk of making a time joke, I definitely believe this book is worth finding the time to read. It just takes some work and dedication to get through it all.
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