The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

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I was absolutely stunned that this book is perfectly timeless. Reading this previous version just enhanced how potent and accurate the concepts are in this book. I found myself thinking... I could have had a completely different life if I'd found this book all those years ago.

The Unschedule: A Counter-Intuitive Method to Beat The Unschedule: A Counter-Intuitive Method to Beat

The fear of judgment stems from over-identifying who we are now with our work. Because of this fear, people engage in a counterproductive drive towards perfectionism. How We Procrastinate In The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, Dr. Neil Fiore writes a concise but complete manual for procrastinators who want to break the habit and become "producers." Dr. Fiore starts in logical fashion to explain why we procrastinate (feeling like a victim, feeling overwhelmed or fear of failure or success) and then sets out a process for us to learn how we procrastinate. Dr. Fiore's novel approach treats procrastination not as a moral failure or character defect, but as learned behaviour that can become unlearned. He goes onto describe a practice of changing our mental paradigm from people who feel confined and compelled into people who are making choices. The emphasis is on starting rather than completing, and on being human rather than being perfect. I must finish." Don't think about that, it's too overwhelming and far off. Instead, think about how to get started on one little piece, any little piece. And forget worrying about the perfect starting point, just start somewhere. Start at the next possible opportunity. Keep starting more and more little pieces, and eventually they'll add up to progress. I’m a productivity coach ready to help another 10.000 men and women across the world work less, achieve more, and live fulfilling, abundant lives without distractions, fear, or procrastination getting in the way. The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work; even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you’re committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you’re choosing a self-punishing form of work.”In general, my recommendation is: do what works for you. Oh, and you’ll have to test different things to find out what works for you. In today’s article, I want to show you what The Unschedule is, how it works, and why it will help you procrastinate less. Whether you end up working for 30 minutes or 60 minutes or 2 hours, make sure you reward yourself for the completed work period. You deserve it! You overcame initial resistance and inertia, got started, and made that all-important switch from non-doing to doing. Whether or not you're find yourself procrastinating, this book supplies some killer tips for being more efficient. I would recommend it highly to: Do you talk about starting on projects in vague terms such as “sometime next week” or “next month”?

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The book takes the reader through a wide variety of strategies, examples and explanations that will be helpful to anybody that procrastinates from an occasional basis to those that are heavily oppressed by this very difficult human problem. Devote at least 1 day a week just for rest and recreation (and perhaps some small chores). After a rest, you’ll feel more motivated to return to your high-priority projects. That last point bears repeating. Fill your calendar with plenty of fun and health-related behaviors. Really schedule the time for socializing, exercise, meditation, etc. The Unschedule says, “You must exercise, play, or dance at least one hour a day. You must take at least one day a week off from any work.” For me, there are a couple of elements that have made a world of difference. First, is learning to focus on starting, not the finished product. In doing that and giving myself 20-30 minute work spaces followed by a break to do something I want to do is the second tool I use most often. There are many more tools provided, but those two made an immediate impact for me.How would I lessen the pain and get on with as much happiness as possible if the worst did occur? Even if you fail, and the worse did happen, forgive yourself and move forward. Nothing good happens if you whine about it. Additionally, most self-help books could be easily blog posts. They have just been stretched with mind-numbing repetitions and pointless anecdotes to justify the advance paid out to the author. And so is the case with this book. I wanted to write this review, but have been putting it off. That's a joke. If you read the book, you know what I mean. As technology advances, this reward is becoming even more appealing. Nowadays you don’t simply avoid the hard task, you substitute it with something that gives you immediate pleasure: social media, video games, watching funny memes and pics online, YouTube, etc.

The now habit: a strategic program for overcoming (PDF) The now habit: a strategic program for overcoming

If work isn’t fun and only being the best at work is worth something then that’s the perfect setup for procrastination. No one canever possibly fulfill their own expectations andno one wants to get started in the first place. Lesson 2:Try to unschedule your life and build your work around your fun, not the other way around. If you’ve read Getting Things Done, then this will sound very familiar. Fiore says that we let little interruptions take over our attention and day because we deal with them instantly. Procrastination is a phobic response to what you fear as it allows you to avoid what you fear. If It is your only defense against fear, procrastination will become a hard habit to unlearn.The unschedule begins with an image of play followed by quality work. By incorporating breaks as you work, you can use them as rewards to motivate yourself. Also, recording each work period will give you a visible reward that allows you to see how much work you have achieved each day. Before going to the recreational activity, take 30 minutes to work on your project. You can use this strategy to get started on projects that you think are too hard To sustain high levels of motivation, we need to lessen the urge to procrastinate in the face of life’s demands.