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Procrastination

Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now

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Procrastination

By: Jane B. Burka PhD, Lenora M. Yuen PhD
Narrated by: Sandra Burr
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Based on their workshops and counseling experience, psychologists Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen offer a probing, sensitive, and at times humorous look at a problem that affects everyone: students and scientists, secretaries and executives, homemakers and salespeople. Procrastination identifies the reasons we put off tasks - fears of failure, success, control, separation, and attachment - and their roots in our childhood and adult experiences.

The authors offer a practical, tested program to overcome procrastination by achieving set goals, managing time, enlisting support, and handling stress. Burka and Yuen even provide tips on living and working with the procrastinators you may know.

Wise, effective, and easy to use, this new edition shows why for 25 years Procrastination has been an immediate must-have for anyone who puts things off until tomorrow.

©1983, 2008 Jane B. Burka (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Time Management Procrastination Inspiring Mental Health

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Actually, I rather enjoyed this book- it's always a good sign when I realise I am quietly giggling to myself when listening. It is read very well by the narrator who has an engaging voice. In summary, I think that the greatest strengths of this book are also its greatest weaknesses. Ironically for a book on procrastination, this is a fairly long book- and yet it manages for the most part not to procrastinate. What it does do is to suggest that just about every single challenging issue in life is a basically procrastination and that this all is ultimately linked to our parents and childhood. The book adopts a Freudian psycho-analytical approach, often at the expense of other psychological interventions. This is fine, albeit that the book does go on and on. There were many times I felt like shouting 'why can't you just let things in the past be that you cannot change, accept them and move on from a position of empowerment?'

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Would you try another book written by Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen or narrated by Sandra Burr?

I've had to google the narrator to make sure she is a real person. She sounds like an automated answer machine. Even though the internet tells me Ms Burr is a human being, I still have doubts. I would never get anything narrated by her again. It's very distracting.

Would you ever listen to anything by Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen again?

Yes. The information is in depth and helpful.

What three words best describe Sandra Burr’s voice?

Artificial. Insincere. Synthetic.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

No.

Good info - Terrible Narrator

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This book goes into a wide variety of the effects of procrastination and the possible sources of an individual behaviour from a pschological perspective. It insistently reiterates the negative realities of procrastination. There are ample examples of very familiar 'self justifying' thoughts we sufferers tell ourselves to get out of an uncomfortable, yet highly important task and some deep hitting reality checks that show the damage our frequent excuses can lead to.

After listening to this you will have far more respect for the problems of procrastination and a better knowledge base to figure out how to notice and respond in a healthier way.

The only thing I didn't enjoy much was the narrator's style. I prefer more tonal variety and emotional engagment. It is however read with clarity and at a steady pace.

Broad Subject Coverage

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I was awaiting for this book for a long time!. It treats the problem of procrastination seriously and talks about the problem with the methodical manner! Informative Innovative and touches all sorts of problems related to main topic. I've learned a lot about my behavior from this book! It also points out the medical problem which a re related with the subject which is really valuable!

Absolutly great!

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I've not quite finished this book yet because it's rather long but have found the very detailed discussion of the topic to be very beneficial to me. I may update this when I do finish - or get impatient and forward wind to the second section!

Very thorough and good to listen to

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this book goes to the root of why people procrastinate and how to stop it.

life changing if you let it!

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thoroughly enjoyed listening and learning on audible, on my journey to work. plenty of examples and solutions to try out. explained well, easy to understand. I am pleased to prove to myself, I can do it! slowly getting through my backlogs at work too. definitely worth the time to read/listen.

plenty of examples to help you

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This is the most boring, monotonous, least engaging audiobook I’ve ever experienced. Few solutions, just repetitive, droning examples of procrastination and endless condescending quotes from pop psychology. It’s as if the writer dated a procrastinator and this is her revenge! This book won’t just waste your money it will waste your life as well!

Toothache is more fun!

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If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

A 12 year old child maybe.

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Awful. Awful awful awful. Somehow I managed to get thru listening to all of this (despite falling asleep on several occasions) - nonsense. Patronising nonsense. I got practically nothing of any real value from this. The only thing I did get is the sudden motivation to write my own book, because if people make a living writing nonsense like this, then I need to try this ;)

Sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but this was a total waste of money!

Patronising nonsense!!!

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I don't know but I hugely blame my very low ratings on the "narrator" it wasn't the pace (i know you can toggle that in the setting), it was mostly the narrator's style of reading. Also for some reason the ideas seemed dated to me.

boring

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