The Now Habit

Neil Fiore

The Now Habit

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The Now Habit offers us a method for overcoming the causes of procrastination and shake off its effects. He uses simple and practical language to explain how we can use the symptoms of procrastination to trigger a positive change, overcome our perfection and fear of failure, use our worry to our advantage and get more done in less time by working in a state of flow. He also suggests ways that we can help other procrastinators to become more productive and efficient.

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Analysis and key concepts

01.

How to understand whether we are procrastinators

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We procrastinate for temporary relief

03.

The importance of recognising how we spend our time and the dynamics that make us procrastinate

04.

Avoiding procrastination by changing our inner dialogue

05.

Having guilt-free fun so that we can work better

06.

Having the tools to overcome mental blocks and fears that hold us back

07.

The importance of not planning, or planning the leisure time with 30 minutes of focussed work for good measure

08.

Functioning in a state of flow and creativity to work better

09.

Optimising progress and continuing to reinforce positive habits

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How to help and manage other procrastinators in our lives

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Quotes

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Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Learn an effective system that will enable to pass from procrastination to production.
  • Realise that fun and play are essential for working well and willingly.
  • Change our inner dialogue in a way that supports us through to the achievement of our objectives.

Neil Fiore is one of the top experts on the subject of procrastination. He is a company consultant, a freelance psychologist and author of six books. He was a psychologist at the University of California and has consulted in different fields such as industry, health and education; he has written articles for The New England Journal of Medicine and Science Digest and has been on several radio and television programs in the United States. He currently lives in California.

Publishing house:

Penguin Random House

Year:

2007

Pages:

224

ISBN:

978-1585425525