It's about Time!: The 6 Styles of Procrastination and How to Overcome Them

by Jack Maguire and Linda Sapadin

Book Overview

Are you a procrastinator? Do you think a lot about things you want to accomplish, but rarely get them off the ground? Do you have difficulty completing projects because your own standards haven't been... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670858730
• ISBN13: 9780670858736
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

A Gift of Time!

As a lifelong procrastinator on her way down the hill, I have read MANY books on this subject as I try to conquer my problem. This book is the best for me. Others who criticize the categorization may not realize that no one fits into one niche. Because I fit into three categories, I do the exercises for all of them. The visualization exercises are so powerful they bring me to tears! I don't understand why, as they are abstract, but my reaction tells me they are hitting the mark. I have improved my productivity greatly by DOING the exercises in this book. For me, learning the causes behind my behavior helped me to make better use of my time, most days now! For the rest of them, I have learned to be more forgiving and not become frozen in the self-blame and guilt that contribute to the problem. Each day is not just another day to put things off, but another day to try again!

What a great source of help

This was not my first nor last book on procrastination. If you're like me, you read self-help books seeking out the little nugget of gold that is going to help make your life better once you put into practice your newfound wisdom. That's just what I find with Linda Sapadin's book. While others may frown upon her mode of classification, its forgivable given the mountainous job it is to delve into the psychology of just one person. As a procrastinator, I used books on organization, goal setting and self-motivation. But Sapadin's book helped me to locate the "real" reason I was accomplishing less than I am fully capable of achieving. I joyfully recommend this book to anyone still grappling with issues of procrastination. You may not like being stereotyped, but your can easily overlook that once you get the results you're after, less procrastinating and more "getting things done".

LOTS OF GREAT SUGGESTIONS

This book is great. It teaches you how to overcome your procrastination, based on your personality style. What is a good tip for me (a perfectionist) may not be a good one for someone else (a crisis-maker). The author described me to a tee in several scenarios.

an helpful, intelligent book written by a competent person

This is a very useful book for those who are actually concerned with a personal problem of procrastination. You do not waste your time by reading it. It can actually help, because of the competence of the author, her capability to find the right words to suggest problems and ideas that can support people in their autoanalysis.

ITS A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!

This book is an excellent and the only thing that would make it even better is if the author produced audio tapes for the visualization sessions to save the readers from having to make their own. Everyone I know would benefit from digesting this book except perhaps Bill Gates