The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done

The book was interesting, but I didn't come away with any sense that it would actually help me stop procrastinating. The author spends a lot of time telling you what an authority he is and how important his work has become. But he never delivers on that promise as far as I can tell.

He reviews the basic issues that affect procrastination--motivation, distractions, etc. and then develops an "equation" which he continuously mentions as though he can calculate some precise procrastination value for any situation. I found the approach odd because he inserts the "equation" throughout the book but it doesn't add to the discussion. I don't need pseudo-math to show me that if I am less motivated and more distracted I will procrastinate more.

I also didn't find many "aha moments" when listening. Insights such as "people who are impulsive are easily distracted and procrastinate more" are not exactly thunderbolts.

He does include some exercises at the end of each chapter, but I mostly forgot them as I listened into the next chapter.

It feels like he couldn't make up his mind whether to write a self-help book or an academic study.

I could recommend it to someone interested in the general behavior of procrastination, but not to someone who wants concrete examples and plans to help themselves be more productive.

I made it through this audiobook once already and am on my second pass, a great book with some valuable tools to help tackle that damn procrastination!

If you are one of the millions that procrastinate and should be taking care of bills, getting to studying, working on your fitness goals but instead are trolling Audible, then this book is for you ;)

Cheers!

For a book about time management, "The Procrastination Equation" sure wastes a lot of your time. The book is long on theory and short on concrete advice. This is the only book I've ever read on procrastination, but my guess is that there must be something better out there. (I suppose this book might be useful if you have a general interest in psychology, and are not simply looking for a self-help book.)

Very modern and up to date information. I have listened to it 3 times now which I usually don't do with a book but I learned something new each time and the book is very entertaining also. I would say it helped me focus and realize some of the time wasters in my life. Highly recommended this book to anyone.

This book is full of excellent information, but the Narrator was too fast! I found it hard to absorb the information at the pace. I don't regret listening though It is an excellent book.

Someone with lots of time to kill.

No Way

Maybe

disappointment.

The book gave many many many long winded examples of procrastination with very few solutions.

was beneficial to read. will have to listen a few times though to truly get all that i can from this book.

The book reads like a PHD thesis. Great if you are in the business and can easily follow the "lingo," but hard to follow and comfortably understand if you are listening for pleasure. He also uses too many fantastical references that make his main point hard to catch.

The style of writing is aggressive and accusatory. The author writes "YOU put things off", "YOU don't enjoy work".

Actually, no, I don't.

I wanted some tips to motivate my graduate students and help them avoid pitfalls, but I'll have to look elsewhere. This finger wagging toward the reader was pervasive, not just used once or twice to emphasize a point. I found this style of writing offensive.

Not the easiest book to listen too. Have downloaded and listen to 30 plus hrs. of other books since I got this one. I have come back to this for a while but unable to get through it even on cross country flights…