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Procrastination : why you do it, what to do about it

Jane B. Burka (Author), Lenora M. Yuen (Author)
Describes the main causes of procrastination, discusses fears of failure, separation, and attachment, and gives advice on time management, goal setting, and stress
Print Book, English, 1983
Addison Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1983
Self-help publications
xi, 227 pages ; 24 cm
9780201101911, 9780201101904, 0201101912, 0201101904
10123335
pt. I. Understanding procrastination
1. Procrastination : nuisance or nemesis?
2. The procrastinator on trial : fear of failure and fear of success
3. The procrastinator in combat : fear of losing the battle
4. The comfort zone : fear of separation and fear of attachment
5. How you came to be a procrastinator
6. Looking ahead to success
pt. II. Overcoming procrastination
7. Taking stock : a procrastination inventory
8. Setting and achieving goals
9. Learning how to tell time
10. Enlisting support from others
11. Stress and the procrastinator
12. Living and working with procrastinators