I will never watch a DVD that I buy, only one that I rent.
When there is no consequence to procrastination, it is inevitable. It must be true then that deadlines add value.
Later: What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
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Re: Later: What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
#12A quick search turned up this great quote from a research psychologist: "Procrastination is not waiting and it is more than delaying. It is a decision to not act."
I see that he has a new book: http://books.google.com/books?id=L4BDQxrME0IC&printsec=f...
Of course, I probably won't get around to reading it. :-)
Re: Later: What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
#13A quick search turned up this great quote from a research psychologist: "Procrastination is not waiting and it is more than delaying. It is a decision to not act." I see that he has a new book: http://books.google.com/books?id=L4BDQxrME0IC&printsec=f... Of course, I probably won't get around to reading it. :-)
Then I might suggest you start with this, much smaller, more focused book. You can probably read the entire thing in about an hour or so:
http://www.amazon.com/Procrastinators-Digest-Concise-Solving...
The authors of both books are good friends and Pychyl wrote the forward to Ferrari's book.
Re: Later: What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
#14By far the best article I've read on procrastination was published in the Harvard Business Review a few years ago.
It looked at behaviours like procrastination and perfectionism in terms of the psychology of the relationship of the worker with the person needing the work done. It persuasively argues that the problem lies not in poor time management skills, but in the self-esteem of the person doing the work and how they handle people being unhappy with their work.
The article posted here today is philosophical and thoughtful, whereas the HBR article is immensely practical and evidence-based. The full article is behind a paywall, but I highly recommend it!
Re: Later: What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
#15By far the best article I've read on procrastination was published in the Harvard Business Review a few years ago. It looked at behaviours like procrastination and perfectionism in terms of the psychology of the relationship of the worker with the person needing the work done. It persuasively argues that the problem lies not in poor time management skills, but in the self-esteem of the person doing the work and how t…
Looks like it's available here:
http://www.evolutivconsultants.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/03...
Re: Later: What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
#16By far the best article I've read on procrastination was published in the Harvard Business Review a few years ago. It looked at behaviours like procrastination and perfectionism in terms of the psychology of the relationship of the worker with the person needing the work done. It persuasively argues that the problem lies not in poor time management skills, but in the self-esteem of the person doing the work and how t…
Looks like it's available here: http://www.evolutivconsultants.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/03...
Thank you for finding this!