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23 Anti-Procrastination Habits: How to Stop Being Lazy and Get Results in Your Life
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Do you struggle with completing projects or specific tasks? We'd all like to get things done and become more productive. But what often happens is we put off important tasks and let them slip through the cracks. The end result? We get overwhelmed by the amount of things to do. In other words, "procrastination" causes you to feel stressed when you're not completing tasks in a systematic manner.
The solution is simple: Develop an "anti-procrastination mindset" where you take action on a daily basis and NEVER get overwhelmed by your to-do list.
- Listening Length1 hour and 54 minutes
- Audible release dateJanuary 22, 2014
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB00HZRLH8A
- VersionUnabridged
- Program TypeAudiobook
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Listening Length | 1 hour and 54 minutes |
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Author | S. J. Scott |
Narrator | Matt Stone |
Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
Audible.com Release Date | January 22, 2014 |
Publisher | S.J. Scott |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B00HZRLH8A |
Best Sellers Rank | #244,427 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #2,100 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Audible Books & Originals) #5,211 in Motivational Management & Leadership #5,860 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Books) |
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Customers find the advice in the book useful and helpful. They appreciate the author's approach, which explains the benefits of certain habits and the proper way to implement them. The book provides basic information on different techniques and steps to stop procrastination. It is informative and empowering, helping readers improve productivity and live better.
"...to break out of the procrastination habit and to increase your performance in everyday tasks...." Read more
"...has a friendly & casual style of writing so it's easy to read and absorb concepts...." Read more
"...Although Prioritizing is another of the good habits, I've never found it works well for me because I tend to give everything a #1 or A rating...." Read more
"...Some of the stuff is useful. Cons: I don't count 23 different valid habits or even close. Just a handful of different tips reworded...." Read more
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"...shares a number of similar concepts with those books, but it's much more approachable and readable...." Read more
"Pros: I gave it 3 stars. It's okay. It has a small handful of common knowledge tips I've read before...." Read more
"...This book is well-researched, well-organized, and full of actionable material. You will no longer have to sit in a world of self-pity and laziness...." Read more
"...For example, break a large chore into smaller tasks. Many of us have tried this, at least mentally. But have you ever written these small steps down?..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2014With the New Year come new habits. One of the bad habits that I am trying to break is procrastination. I am the classic “start a project and not see it to completion” kind of person. I want to change the way I handle projects and tasks in my everyday life.
When I saw the title, 23 Anti-Procrastination Habits: How to Stop Being Lazy and Get Results in Your Life, I got excited. I thought this book might provide me some solutions on how to drag myself out of the muck and mire and actually finish some important projects in 2014.
I was not disappointed by the content of this read. S.J. Scott provides a concise list of ways to break out of the procrastination habit and to increase your performance in everyday tasks. For example, one of his suggestions is to capture every idea that comes into your head, whether it is with an old-fashioned notebook and pen or on your latest and greatest digital device. The idea is that you become paralyzed when ideas are swimming around in their brain because you don’t know what idea to act on first. This way, you write the idea down, file it away for another time, and return to the task at hand.
The author also suggests that another reason for procrastination is because we do not know how to complete a particular part of a project. Perhaps, we don’t have the knowledge or the skill set to stay on track. Therefore, he encourages readers to develop a project-based skill in order to progress on schedule with your work. It will take some time to learn the skill, but it can easily translate to other opportunities at work or in your personal life. This idea is one of many that I will be including in my to-do list for 2014.
For those, like me, who struggle with getting the job done, this book is a definite must-read. If you can take one or two ideas from this author and implement them into your own life, then the book is worth your time and money.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2014I am currently on a spree of 'success/self-help' books right now and have recently read "Think & Grow Rich" and "Eat that Frog". This book shares a number of similar concepts with those books, but it's much more approachable and readable. The author has a friendly & casual style of writing so it's easy to read and absorb concepts. That being said, there are no magic potions or spells outlined here, and rightly so, because Anti-Procrastination takes time and effort and willpower. The reader should expect this book to mainly reinforce the general ideas that he/she already has about ovecoming procrastination. For the price of Kindle version, i'd say it's an easy recommendation. Will stay tuned to S.J.Scott's writing.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2013I've read many excellent books by S.J. Scott - and this is another winner.
I can't say that I suffer from *terrible* procrastination, but the truth is, if I have a project I'm not 100% keen about I'll find ways to them it off. Fortunately, there are several of the 23 anti-procrastination habits that I can easily incorporate into my life. Of all, though, my favorite is the Single-Handle Process. That means when something crosses my desk, just do it now instead of putting it aside until a more convenient time. This one good habit keeps me from multitasking, a bad habit that gets me into overwhelm and excessive tiredness.
Although Prioritizing is another of the good habits, I've never found it works well for me because I tend to give everything a #1 or A rating. Then I'm stuck trying to figure out which of the #1s is the REAL #1. However, a habit I've used in the past and can really relate to is APH #19: Develop Project-Based Skills. For me this means becoming a good project manager, recognizing what I can or can't do, or what needs to be delegated and what needs my own attention. The Blueprint step that's a part of APH #19 is excellent - it's this level of detail attention that I know will help me immensely. That's because I know a lot of my procrastination is directly related to being in overwhelm with the size of a project.
While you may not use every single one of the 23 anti-procrastination habits, I can guarantee you'll find at least a valuable handful that will get your project out of the same step you've been stuck on for weeks. Lastly, I want to commend the author for his reference to the TED talks - I've used them to inspire myself - and I'm thrilled to see them included in this book. TED talks can get you motivated and moving forward like little else.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014Pros: I gave it 3 stars. It's okay. It has a small handful of common knowledge tips I've read before. The writing style is pretty good in a dry kind of way but with some exceptions I'll name in the "Cons" section below. Some of the stuff is useful.
Cons: I don't count 23 different valid habits or even close. Just a handful of different tips reworded. Lots of redundancy and it's often hard to wade through. Too much fluff. Not a good reading style for a person who has difficulty with procrastination. I often felt buried or lost. I don't feel like I learned anything new. I've seen it before. I was tempted to get a refund but never got around to it.
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- PeterReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and very helpful...
This book is very well written and informative. It is also full of valuable information that is a cut ✂ above the usual type of advice you get from other books 📚 of this genre. My advice is to read through the book and write down a few notes to get the best out of it, and I'm sure that you'll feel like it was well worth your time. I'm now going to check out some of his other books 📚 as I'm sure that they will be just as interesting and informative...
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RicardoReviewed in Mexico on December 5, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Very good book. practical easy to read, useful in your daily live to cut the procrastination habits, another nice book of Scott
- AvinashReviewed in India on July 12, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff to read
Helps to understand how procrastination can be overcome by applying trusted and tested methods which are simple to follow and accomplish
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Caio DesbroussesReviewed in Brazil on February 16, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito útil
Traz dicas práticas de como ser mais objetivo e de como se ater aos planos e objetivos pré estabelecidos. Uma grande ajuda para não permitir que o cérebro nos leve onde não devemos estar.
- Vera CarterReviewed in Canada on July 19, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical tips and advice
A game changer for me - read it and get started today!
S.J. gives a fresh approach to kicking procrastination and substituting productive habits.