The procrastination equation : how to stop putting things off and start getting stuff done
If you think you are not one of the 95% of us who procrastinates, take Dr. Steel's test. Based on more than a decade of research, and written with humor, humanity, and solid science, this book offers answers to such questions as: Are we biologically hardwired to procrastinate. If so, why? Is there a difference between procrastination and prudence? What tricks do we play on ourselves when we procrastinate at work, school, and home? If visualizing our dreams isn't enough to make them real, then what steps do we need to take? Along the way, Dr. Steel dispels the myths and misunderstandings of motivation and procrastination, replacing them with a clear explanation of why we put off until tomorrow exactly what we should be doing today. He then offers specific techniques we can use to tame the bad habits that adversely affect our health, happiness, and careers.--From publisher description
xii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780061703614, 0061703613
694485767
Portrait of a procrastinator
The procrastination equation : the result of eight hundred studies plus one
Wired for procrastination : putting off is human nature
Procrastinations : how modern life ensures distraction
The personal price of procrastination : what we miss, what we lose, and what we suffer
The economic cost of procrastination : how businesses and nations lose
Optimizing optimism : balancing under- and over-confidence
Love it or leave it : finding relevance in work
In good time : managing short-term impulses and long-term goals
Making it work : putting the pieces into practice
Procrastination's Chapter 11
Originally published: Toronto : Random House Canada, 2010