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Still Procrastinating

By: Joseph Ferrari
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone, Joseph Ferrari
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Find out why you put things off-and learn to conquer procrastination for good!"What if I make a bad decision?" "What if I fail?" "I'm better under pressure." There are all sorts of reasons people procrastinate. What are yours?

This book draws on scientific research on procrastination conducted over more than 20 years by the author and his colleagues, to help you learn what stops you from getting things done so that you can find the solutions that will really work.Contrary to conventional wisdom, chronic procrastination is NOT about poor time management, but about self-sabotaging tendencies that can prevent you from reaching your full potential. This book gives you the knowledge and tools you need to understand and overcome these tendencies so you can start achieving your goals-not next week, next month, or next year, but TODAY!

  • Exposes the hidden causes of procrastination, including fear of failure, fear of success, and thrill-seeking
  • Identifies types of procrastinators and helps determine which type describes you
  • Shares surprising information on how factors such as technology and the time of day affect procrastination
  • Examines specific issues related to putting things off in school and at work
  • Shares more than 20 years of research on the causes and consequences of chronic procrastination
  • Written by a psychologist who is an international expert on the subject of procrastination.

Are you still procrastinating? This take-charge guide will help you stop making excuses and start transforming your life-right now!

©2010 Joseph R. Ferrari (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

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It's Just a Character Flaw

This book was a complete waste of money. Although this man is supposed to be an authority on procrastination, every chapter is just a different way to say that there is no real cause for procrastination other than that you are lazy. His solution - stop making excuses and get over it.

Even the colleague who wrote the foreword appears not to have been completely impressed by this book.

Bottom line - do not get this book.

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Lazy author, if not himself a procrastinator

What would have made Still Procrastinating better?

Ditch the tired cliches. Ditch the empty academic citations. This book is not helpful.
It reads like it was written in about as much time as it takes to read it.

The book is just a series of pop-advice...
example: "Worry will not lead to happiness" Really? Thanks for the wisdom!

...and recitations from academic literature
"research shows that procrastinators do not trust other procrastinators." Really?

Do these two statements help with your motivation? Then this book is for you.

The problem is that this is a tired subject and the author seems to be an expert (don't believe me? Just ask him!), but is too lazy to edit the book down to what is actually useful (new & rare, if not unique).

What is in this book that you Mother hasn't told you? Very, very little.

Would you ever listen to anything by Joseph Ferrari again?

No!

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Very useful

A bit of the how-to, and a bit more of the why. Solid material; wide coverage. I give it 4 stars because the areas I found most interesting are the author spent the least amount of time on. But I will be listening to this one again.

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Disappointing

During the intro and first few chapters, I was still hopeful of this being an enlightening read by a renowned expert in the field. Two or three interesting points were made in these beginning sections. The rest of the book was shockingly trite and banal. Also highly repetitive and very poorly written. After listening to the brilliance of Timothy Pychyl’s podcast, I was expecting something on par, especially knowing that the two of them are friends and colleagues, but nothing could have been more of a contrast.

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Practical advice, absolutely worth listening to

Really enjoyed the book, heard the author on a podcast and wanted to learn more.

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If You Love Being Scolded

This book is for you. Yes, I understand procrastination is a negative trait. But a student of human behavior, this author seems utterly tone deaf to the effect hours of constant scolding and condescention will have on listeners. It could be that the latter half of the book focuses on positivity, but I didn't want to listen anymore. I do a good enough job punishing myself without this author's help.

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Helpful and educational

An introduction to the science behind procrastination. Covers a variety of causes and their individual solutions. Unlike other reviewers, I did not find it naggy or outdated, rather, being written by one of the lead experts on the topic it has the most up to date information available. It's helpful alone to affirm that chronic procrastination is NOT the same as general procrastination and that chronic procrastinators don't need to feel bad that the time management tips that work for regular people don't work for them. Definitely recommend this to anyone struggling with chronic procrastination who wants to understand why they do it and learn the first steps to overcoming it.

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Modern problems need modern solutions. Not this.

I was hoping for something new and some creative strategies for dealing with chronic procrastination in today's post-pandemic age of phones, social media, and endless distractions. This book just struck me as being terribly outdated. Lots of "hustle culture" thinking, and tons of shaming people for struggling mentally to get things done. If you are under the age of 50 I would take a pass. I'm 47 and this sounded like my parents or grandparents lecturing me. Lots of mentions of "buying that expensive coffee drink" and shaming of basically everything except spending your life slaving away to the corporate machine. At one point he even mentioned how modern appliances give us the equivalent of 33 days of vacation per year or some baloney like that.
Same old nonsense, broken down chapter by chapter with an insulting tone. "PROCRASATINATORS" do this blah blah blah.
Lots of different ways procrastinators self-sabotage are listed out in excruciating detail, but I only have an hour and 3 minutes left and I'm giving up on hearing any sort of strategic or actionable solutions beyond "Just do it on time, and don't wait, early to bed, early to rise" tropes. Maybe that's all in the juicy last hour but I just can't sit through another minute of this condescending book. I'm sure the author can balance a checkbook, drive stick shift, count back change, and any other number of things that are completely obsolete today, but there's no modern solutions to be found here.

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Definitely helps me understand

This book gives me a lot of explanations regarding procrastination and provides a path towards improving my ability to step away from procrastinating. I appreciate all of the research that has been done and how well Dr. Ferrari is able to share it. Recommended read for anyone who is concerned with their own procrastination and trying to improve on that for the future.

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Old academic book

The book goes into the science behind why we procrastinate. Some of the advices given are old. Also there were some contradicting advice for example in one chapter the author would mention focus on one task, and in another would suggest to multitask.
Mainly he goes through his studies and with little practical useful advice.

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