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Do It Now: Overcoming Procrastination
- Narrated by: Fuschia Sirois
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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Do It Now: Overcoming Procrastination
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Summary
Procrastination is an almost universal human experience. While many people attribute procrastination to laziness or a lack of drive, our real motivations to push back and delay important activities and decisions are more complicated than personal weakness. The truth is that humans are well-adapted for basic survival, but they are not so great at managing the stresses and expectations of modern life without a little help.
If our own minds so often work against us, how can we get things done without the stress and last-minute panic so common in our hectic 21st-century lives? You’ll learn how in Do It Now: Overcoming Procrastination, taught by Fuschia Sirois, PhD. In 10 lectures, Dr. Sirois will help you better understand the way your mind works and how to overcome the bad habits that are holding you back. Using the latest scientific research on procrastination, Dr. Sirois will give you the insight and guidance you need to set and meet goals, manage your time better, design an environment that will help you succeed, and much more.
Best of all, Dr. Sirois makes it clear that procrastination is a natural impulse for most people - sometimes, it can even be beneficial. She encourages you not only to work toward better time management but also to get rid of the burden of guilt and internal pressure that so often accompanies this very common behavior. While the tendency to delay the things we need to do is a deep-rooted habit, you will be able to apply and re-apply the strategies and tools you will acquire in this course for the rest of your life.
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- Anna Nym
- 01-08-22
very helpful
I found this course very interesting, the reason for why we procrastinate are explained well and it's presented in a way that keeps you attentive and curious. I'm looking forward to implementing some of the tips!
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- Rory Tomlinson
- 16-09-21
Thorough examination of procrastination
This audiobook was a good grounding to explore the problems of procrastination, taking it back to its roots to explain how common an affliction procrastination is, where the instinct comes from, and how to take active steps to work through your own experiences with it.
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- Huang miss
- 11-12-22
非常好哦
Very practical and inspiring to me. I will definitely take action following the instructions in this book to overcome my procrastination.
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- Amal Sal
- 11-10-22
Outstanding
Very engaging very informative and practical. If I ever fall in the procrastination trap in the future, I’m going to listen to this book again to help put me back on track.
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- Hawkhead
- 23-05-23
Excellent!
This excellent book has saved me from my chronic procrastination - it’s the only one which clearly explains the psychology behind the condition. Understanding this helped me break the cycle.
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- reading listener
- 15-12-21
Interesting content, amateurishly narrated
A very interesting topic, well researched and fully explained. The lectures follow a logical path of explanation, with plenty of science-based evidence to back up assertions.
Performance however is poor. The narrator has poor enunciation for an adult. The constant running together of words, and the dropping of the first syllable of longer words, becomes very annoying. The lectures are blandly read, rather than engagingly communicated.
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I write this review in the hope that if the narrator performs again they will improve their delivery, for all our benefits.
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- papapownall
- 12-11-21
Exploring the intention action gap
I was not sure whether to get this book or not (see what I did there?)
Studies by psychologists have shown that everyone procrastinates and it is proven to be bad for your health. Apparently all procrastination is delay but not all delay is procrastination and it all depends on whether the delay is voluntary or, worst of all, an intention action gap. The surprising aspect of this book to me was that a subject such as procrastination is the focus of serious academic study. Factors that have an impact on a person's propensity to procrastinate include mood management (i.e. whether you are grumpy or not), and level of self compassion (whether you like yourself or not).
Evidently, the best way for a person to combat procrastination is to channel their thoughts and focus on mindfulness. Currently I am not decided whether I want to do this or not. Maybe I will give it another week or so.
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- Rachel
- 12-03-23
Very helpful 👌
A useful guide, and although not everything applied to me I picked up a few tips and hints that will really help me 👍.... but I do wonder how many times she said "procrastination"...but I'm procrastinating over that😅
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-05-23
A good listen
Some great information. Not all applicable but interesting. If you are thinking about listening: just do it.
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- davidxela@yahoo.co.uk
- 06-06-23
interesting but not world changing for me at least
interesting subject that I was curious to learn more about. Didn't provide as many solutions as I would have liked but still worth a listen
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