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The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now (平装)
by Rita Emmett
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Time management, Productivity, Self improvement |
| Market price: ¥ 128.00
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¥ 118.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A valuable collection of tips and common sense advice on how to be more effective and efficient in work and life. Don't put off buying the guide. |
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Larry Hehn (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
This is not what I expected. When I picked up this book, I was prepared for some generic time management principles surrounded by some motivational hype that would pump me up and then leave me flat a short while later. I'm not quite sure why... I suppose I just thought that procrastination was more of a built-in character flaw than a lifestyle choice.
Am I glad that I was wrong! In the introduction, Rita Emmett explains that procrastination is not part of your character. Rather, it is a habit that can be changed. Using plenty of real-life examples, Emmett helps us identify areas of procrastination in our lives, discover their source, and apply proven strategies to overcome them.
This book helps you get right down to business. The format is very friendly, with quick tips, top ten lists, quotes and illustrations scattered throughout. It even has a few "extra credit" questions and activities to help you start applying what you have learned right away.
I opened this book as a skeptic. After reading it cover to cover, I'm a believer! My basement is the cleanest it has been in over ten years, my kitchen sink has a new fixture, and today I'm going to fix that annoying drip in the upstairs bathroom. What have you been putting off? Follow this handbook and get it done!
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Kyle (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
Rita Emmett has done a great job of putting together a, I could say THE, book on how to stop procrastinating. As a therapist I recommend the best books I can find to clients and others and this book certainly fills the bill. If you procrastinate, don't put off buying this book to help you solve the problem. When you buy it, don't procrastinate or hesitate in reading it to help you solve the problem. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
To be honest I thought that this would be a stupid book and a waste of time. But it was a good book for both my wife and I to read. It will not cure you, and it certainly can't replace the therapy that some procrastinator's need. But for the rest of us, it is a very helpful tool for figuring ourselves out. And, helped my wife - who works over 60 hours a week - understand how and why she procrastinates. Really, the book is a helpful tool to figure out what you most want to be doing in your life. In that sense, the book helps you learn not just about "wasting time," but about yourself. |
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Don Sanders (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
Do you think you are a born procrastinator? So did Rita Emmett. Do you think that clutter is a normal part of life? So did Rita Emmett. That's why I like and recommend the book. This isn't written by "Patty or Paul the Perfectionist," but by someone who learned how to conquer procrastination and now shares what she learned with us. I found it very readable: first, because the author's style is comfortable (and spiced with self deprecating humor); second, because it is practical - there are helpful hints for overcoming just about every type of procrastination. The author includes exercises and tons of tips. Most of us struggle with procrastination. This little book is a great resource to help each of us overcome this "dreaded affliction." Keep it on your nightstand and read a chapter a night for a week, take the actions recommended and it will make a difference in your life. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
This is a wonderful book full of very helpful suggestions and important common sense wisdom about human nature, whether or not you consider yourself to be a procrastinator. I saw myself in the book many times - definitely one of the "I want it all procrastinators" she describes, and also one who fills life with far too many maintenance activities and far too few life-enriching ones - and I gained much encouragement a) from her acknowledgement that my foibles are known territory, common to many, and b) from her many "c'mon, you can do it" suggestions for solutions to these problems.
I "read" the audio tape version of this book, and also very much enjoyed the author's delivery of her ideas. She sounds like a real person, and a nice person. And unlike many other motivational audio tapes, I never once got the sense that the author was just reading back what she had written - instead, it was a lot like what I imagine her speaking engagements must be like. Highly recommended! Thanks a lot, Rita.
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Vera (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
I've always been very leary of reading a topic and later finding the topic would disappoint me. Rita Emmett's book really is on target. Rita point out why some procrastinate, and even provide quotes of encouragement. (Many I've borrowed and posted on my office boards). After reading the first couple of pages, I knew I had to continue. Rita Emmit's book lists ways we all keep ourselves from doing something just to keep from doing another thing because it's tough to get started. I'm glad I brought this book, and even happier I read it; and it is well worth the cost. When I realize that I've stray from completing a task and doing something totally opposite I now know why and actually say out loud to myself, you're procrastinating, get back to the real task. This book is great for those who really want to stay on target of getting tasks completed. |
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Beth Hartford (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
The book is small and just over 200 pages long. The book is in a three part play layout.
The First part is about Getting a Grip on Procrastination: 1. Tacking the Dread 2 What's Your Excuse 3 The Games People Play
Part Two is Why We procrastinate: 4. The Fears That Stop You Cold 5. I Wanna Do It All 6 Help! I'm Overwhelmed
Part Three is Proven Strategies for Conquering Procrastination 7. Plan Time to Plan 8. Clutter Busting 9. Dollars and Sense 10 What Dreams Are Made Of
At the end of each section you get questions and a place to write down what she asks you to answer. She also has a website at www.ritaemmett. com The part on Clutter Busting will prove to be a help to every reader. The Plan Time to Plan points out that you have to have a basic plan, because people who just jump into a task, can find they lack the proper tools or that the task requires more time than they thought which in turn can end up being a discouragement and simply another task set aside that never gets done yet adds to ones depression. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
It's hard to imagine ANYONE who wouldn't get a lot out of this book.
This book speaks to the most common attitude, or habit, in the human condition today. With every page I turned, not only did I see myself, but dozens of other folk I've known over the years. It's almost as if the pages were made of tinfoil.. they reflect so much! I've already decided that much of my holiday shopping will be handled by a bulk order of this delightful publication.
Just about everyone I know is, or has been, one of the types of procrastinators Rita Emmett outlines in this book. This includes myself, of course. (Until I heard about this book, I thought all procrastinators were my subjects, and I was their Queen.) As I read, I made a mental list of all the wonderful people I know who would benefit from the clear, self-affirming, logical tips, and "Extra Credit" tasks Rita presents. I also bookmarked the many pages that gave me sound plans for attacking both the physical and mental clutter that generate so much unnecessary stress.
My favorite element of the book is its "just folks" tone. There is never the sense that the author, nor the audience, is immune to the menial, the drudgey or the mundane tasks common to modern life. Rita speaks of scrubbing her kitchen walls, rather than attack a typing task she despised. How many books these days assume their audience to be "above" such real-life chores? How often does one get a suggestion about the least distasteful time for getting laundry folded? It's almost as if Rita is chatting with me over coffee at my kitchen table.. or hers, since my house isn't "ready for company" yet. We're "just folks" together, and she shares with us her experience of real life and how to make it more satisfying.
Another element of the book that I find most appealing is her refusal to sugar coat the unpleasant truth. She writes that, "Life seems to overflow with" unpleasant tasks, the stuff we just know we won't want to do, but must, if we wish to be considered functional human beings. The tasks are just there, though sometimes we're unable to find anything appealing in the doing of the task. Rita reminds us that we can "change our minds to change the game," and focus on the time after completion of the task, where we're able to simply bask in the glow of a job (well) done. If basking isn't enough for you, Rita gives us a great starter list of rewards we can promise ourselves for gritting our teeth and plowing through those tasks. When you approach things this way, there's really nothing one cannot get oneself to do. In fact, thanks to Rita, I'm going to resume my efforts to get started on graduate school and end ten (well, okay, seventeen) years of putting that off.
I believe a lot of us in this "modern" generation are pulling away from Mom's Homespun Wisdom, and Rita does a significant service to her audience by bringing some of that back to us, in a most affirming, considerate, noncritical way. She tells us to get the worst stuff out of the way early in the day, so as to eliminate dread, and put a shinier glint on whatever follows. I know my mom encouraged me to do that as well, but coming from Rita, it's not so hard to hear.
So... I say, get your hands on this book right away, make a pot of coffee, grab a highlighter or some bookmarks, and even your holiday shopping list, and sit down to a terrific read.
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Jack Canfield (Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series) (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
Don't put off reading this book. |
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Frank McCourt (Author of Angela's Ashes and 'Tis) , USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
Rita Emmett's light-hearted book is the kind you should have by the bedside as you await the arrival of a tardy lover. For anyone like me, addicted to punctuality, you'll find The Procrastinator's Handbook an enticing piece of work. |
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