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Title: The Tomorrow Trap by Karen Peterson ISBN: 1-55874-417-7 Publisher: Health Communications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Didn't help me
Comment: This book is primarily focused on trying to determine the underlying cause of procrastination, which the author feels relates to feelings of shame. There is little space given to solving procrastination.
An approach like this might be of interest to some people suffering from procrastination, but I didn't find it useful.
She uses an exercise repeatedly which involves writing with both hands. She says you will get different responses from your dominant and nondominant hands, which is supposed to give you greater insight into your problems. An example:
Dominant Hand
When I think of solitude, I think ____________
When I think of solitude, I feel ____________
Nondominant Hand
When I think of solitude, I think ____________
When I think of solitude, I feel ____________
I think this exercise is unhelpful, and I feel annoyed every time I encounter it in this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: very moving somehow at the same time encouraging
Comment: To my surprise, I quite often ended up with finding myself crying while I was reading this book! I never realised that there exists any relationship between one's feeling of guilt and procrastination. Whilst confirming this relationship, this book made me realised how deep my feeling of guilt was. In a way, through reading it I felt that I made a long long journey from my past to the current time, connecting my subconscious mind. It was rather a moving process. 'Forgive, but never forget' concept really changed my attitude to a very positive direction.
An example of a PhD student helped me a lot as I am also a doctoral student. I realised that all I got to do is just to write about something I have always wanted to write! Thanks to Dr Peterson, I have just submitted my PhD thesis.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Tomorrow Trap: Unlocking the Secrets of the Procrastinat
Comment: Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D. suffered for years from procrastination. With The Tomorrow Trap: Unlocking the Secrets of the Procrastination-Protection Syndrome, she has written the book she "needed to read 20 years ago--while fighting a never-ending battle with procrastination."
Rather than offer ways in which to change behavior, Peterson focuses on helping readers discover the emotional reasons for their procrastination. Once the underlying problem is resolved, the procrastination often disappears.
Dr. Peterson describes two kinds of procrastination: task-related, and person-related. She emphasizes that procrastination is not laziness. If you are putting off doing "an arduous and unpleasant task," you are probably suffering from task-related procrastination. That's the kind that can be best overcome with a reward system.
"When you start to feel extremely angry, victimized, or helpless," then person-related procrastination is likely the culprit. Dr. Peterson says this type of procrastination "protects" us from dealing with "other issues not yet faced." Understanding that, she says, puts us on the road to recovery.
A psychologist and stress management consultant, Dr. Peterson uses case studies of clients to provide examples of how people can overcome procrastination and lead productive lives. Each chapter has questions that readers can ask themselves to help reveal the hidden emotions that keep them enmeshed in the tomorrow trap. She also provides exercises for freeing oneself from the past.
One chapter discusses compulsive habits, such as uncontrolled overeating, overspending, and workaholism as facets of procrastination. Dr. Peterson explains how those habits are formed and how they may be overcome.
Another chapter lists some medical reasons, such as PMS, ADHD, and SAD, that can lead to procrastination, and what to do about them.
Procrastination creates problems in all aspects of our lives: personal, professional, and spiritual. The Tomorrow Trap provides the incentive and self-help techniques needed to "break free from the procrastination patterns of the past and embrace a new way of living, working and believing."
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Title: The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play by Neil A. Fiore ISBN: 0874775043 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: January, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now by Rita Emmett ISBN: 0802775985 Publisher: Walker & Co Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Beat Procrastination and Make the Grade: The Six Styles of Procrastination and How Students Can Overcome Them by Linda Sapadin, Jack Maguire, Stan Shaw ISBN: 014027801X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Do It Now! : Break the Procrastination Habit by William J. Knaus ISBN: 0471173991 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 05 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It by Jane B. Burka, Lenora M. Yuen ISBN: 020155089X Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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