The tomorrow trap : unlocking the secrets of the procrastination-protection syndrome
By: Peterson, Karen E
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BookPublisher: Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, c1996.Description: xvi, 363 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781558744172Program: ENGG940, ISIT940, ISIT990Subject(s): ProcrastinationDDC classification: 155.2/32 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Tomorrow never comes, but the tomorrow trap is a perennial prison of postponement that ensnares most of us at one time or another - and many people all of the time. Missed opportunities, missed deadlines, missed lives. Procrastination is not the same thing as laziness. There is always an underlying, protective reason for putting off decisions, plans, and activities. This book helps readers unlock the hidden factors that makes people live the half-life of procrastination. The author draws from her own painful experiences in the tomorrow trap, from case studies, and from psychological research, to offer ways out of the tomorrow trap.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-363).
Tomorrow never comes, but the tomorrow trap is a perennial prison of postponement that ensnares most of us at one time or another - and many people all of the time. Missed opportunities, missed deadlines, missed lives. Procrastination is not the same thing as laziness. There is always an underlying, protective reason for putting off decisions, plans, and activities. This book helps readers unlock the hidden factors that makes people live the half-life of procrastination. The author draws from her own painful experiences in the tomorrow trap, from case studies, and from psychological research, to offer ways out of the tomorrow trap.
ENGG940, ISIT940, ISIT990