I have read the Chinese version. I think this book is good.

I need all the help I can get.

Wow, a great book. It started out a little weak. Sounded like psychobabble or just like positive thinking but it had some really great practicals for overcoming procrastination. The penultimate section of how to work and live with procrastinators was also extremely helpful.

What a waste of my time. If I had the ability to make schedules broken up into 30 minute segments and actually stick to that schedule I wouldn't have need of a book about procrastination.

…..I procrastinated finishing this 200 page book for almost 2 months so I guess the author can’t claim to be able to fix everyone

One of the most practical books in the Psychology of Procrastination that I have read. The cliched advice 'Just do it' is not a sustainable adage for procrastinators to live by. Procrastination is not the problem, it is a symptom a deeper underlying issue regarding fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of success or generally feeling overwhelmed by grand plans and pressure. This book uses a combination of great tools like reverse psychology, introducing guilt-free play into one's schedule, meditation to stay centred and growing each day by cultivating the psychology of love rather than fear.

I am not usually a fan of positive psychologists that use the 'Ra Ra Ra' method of motivation;- I find it to be unscientific and usually unsustainable beyond the initial high that all that rara-ing creates. Neil Fiore's book is based on a very deep understanding of human nature, psychology and positive reinforcement. A great book that I highly recommend to create sustainable habits

এটা এখন পর্যন্ত সেল্ফ ডেভেলপমেন্ট এর ওপর পড়া আমার বেস্ট বই। বইটিতে মূলত প্রোকাস্টিনেশন(Procrastination) বা দীর্ঘসূত্রতা(কোনো গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কাজ পরে করবো বলে ভবিষ্যতের জন্য ফেলে রাখা) নিয়ে আলোচনা করা হয়েছে।আমরা কেন,কিভাবে প্রোকাস্টিনেশন করি থেকে শুরু করে কিভাবে এর থেকে মুক্তি পেতে পারি তা নিয়ে বিস্তারিতভাবে আলোচনা করা হয়েছে। বইয়ে উল্লেখিত টিপ্সগুলো অনেক বেশি বাস্তবসম্মত এবং আমি আমার নিজের সাথে অনেক বেশি সম্বন্ধ করতে পেরেছি ( কারণ আমার মতো আইলসা এই দুনিয়ায় একটাও নাই :3 )


রেটিং - ৪.৮/৫


~ মুস্তাকিম
১৭ মার্চ, ২০২১

Way better books on this subject. Found this one inauthentic, condescending, and WAY too long.

Yes, I have read every productivity book in existence now, why do you ask?

This one was quite different from most of the others I've read - most of the books out there are, essentially, GTD and how to stick to it. This book was actually very psychological - I could identify with a lot of the stories about insecurity, especially as he kept going on and on about students who couldn't finish their dissertations. xD While I liked the idea of the Unschedule, and understand the concepts involved, I felt the book was a little light on the do it, do it now mentality that I've found helpful out of most productivity books. I also felt like the Power of Habit more actively helped me to understand what would work about forming new habits. While this book says to reinforce your good behavior with rewards and encourages you not to beat yourself up if you fail, it didn't point out that this is not necessarily enough and how to change your routine if your new habit formation fails.

Anyway, good book, especially if you're constantly drowning in self-doubt and low self-esteem, and realize that system just isn't working for you. As someone with a deeply ingrained terror of success, I found many aspects of Fiore's anecdotes helpful.

Enkratna knjiga za kronične odlaševalce. Avtor ponudi dodelan in učinkovit sistem, kako se pravočasno lotiti stvari in jih dejansko opraviti. Meni je resnično spremenila življenje! Obveznosti, ki sem jih prej odlašala, ker so se mi zdele kot ogromen bav-bav, se zdaj upam lotiti in jih uspešno speljati do konca.
Še vedno je potreben napor, da ne podležem starim vzorcev odlašanja, ampak zdaj vem, da je produktivna alternativa možna.

Was not impressed. I was so bored! Things didn't get going until Ch. 5 and Ch. 6, then fell flat again. Listened to the unabridged audiobook. Had to listen on 3x speed just to get through it so I wouldn't keep procrastinating trying to finish.

Ahh, self-help books from the 80s. I scooped this book out of a box of discards at my brother-in-law's place, and flipped through it during a pre-dinner lull in conversation. What at first seemed cheesy quickly became a remarkably practical read. I brought it home and read it each subsequent day during my commute to work.

Whether or not you're find yourself procrastinating, this book supplies some killer tips for being more efficient. I would recommend it highly to:
- people trying to juggle quasi-work related projects outside of regular-work hours
- people who try to start projects, but end up staring at the screen after starting and deleting dozens of attempted opening lines
- people who feel loads of self-imposed pressure to perform well, and thus delay starting projects