Procrastination

Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now

By: Jane B. Burka PhD, Lenora M. Yuen PhD

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

will read again and again for studies

loved this and so much more educational then i foreseen. I've learned alot and will learn much more from it

Great!

This was my first experience with an audio book. The sound was clear and the narration was understandable and enjoyable. The app is super convenient and easy to use. I'd like to listen to more books!

Powerful book that is timeless and foundational!

I found this book to be excellent in its' presentation and theory from both authors who have their doctorates and are clearly not only researchers in this topic but they are also real life practitioners in this very challenging topic of procrastination!

This Book Is Valuable

The book looks at procrastination from all angles giving the reader real and unique insights to the problem. They offer sensible, simple but thoughtful practices to help alleviate the problem.

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It met all of my expectations and beyond. I now understand what lies beneath my procrastination, and I can move forward feeling better about myself while I implement some of the techniques to improve upon my efforts to reduce procrastination in my behaviour. Thank you so much for all of your dedication and serious efforts writing this book.

Simply amazing!

If you struggle with procrastination like I did, this book is a must read! Highly recommend!

Just like a therapy

What did you like best about this story?

This is a very good book, helped me a lot and I urged to write this review. Better listening than reading, feels just like a real therapy session!

Good investment

Excellent factual information. Great step by step practical solutions. The authors are clearly very experienced in the field of procrastination.

Extremely helpful and informative

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. This book took procrastination and broke it down to all the reasons why someone does it, how the brain has been affected, and how patterns have been set. It cross references things such as ADD and ED and how we were raised with Cognitive thinking and awareness. This book breaks things down in a logical format that is understandible and helps you to not condemn either yourself or your loved one who is a procrastinator.

What do you think your next listen will be?

I'm currently listening to "Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Theology" by R.C. Sproul.

Have you listened to any of Sandra Burr’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, this was the first book by her. She pronounces a few words a little differently than I would, but otherwise it was good.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Procrastination?

Journalling for awareness as well as talking to the procrastinator in my life very differently.

Any additional comments?

I sure wish I could get my procrastinator to listen this book.

Comforting

The insights provided by this book have helped encourage me as have the anecdotes. I do not plan to follow all the advice. Partnering with someone would not work for me. I am a loner and ADD. A partner would be a distraction. I want to follow through by reading the book on the Kindle app. It is a worthy book.