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1.0 out of 5 stars I procrastinated writing this review for 9 months, July 23 2002

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nycgirl "nycgirl" (new york city) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now (Paperback)

...now what does that tell you? Much of this useless book is spent trying to console the procrastinator in question ("don't worry, you're not alone--everyone procrastinates"). Like a horoscope guide, practically 80% of this book is devoted to personality-typing, i.e. "what kind of procrastinator are you?". The author feels that each type is unique, and not each one responds to "treatment" equally. What may work for procrastinator A, may not work for procrastinator B.

Although amusing and somewhat entertaining (it details the many habits and mannerisms of every subspecies of procrastinators which you may identify with), this book doesn't deliver hard-hitting solutions or treatments for hardcore procrastinators (such as myself). It's more for laugh and sympathy.

Filled with first-person accounts of former procrastinators and lots of anecdotes, the book is light reading which may seem inspiring at first, but doesnt "cure" any procrastinating habits. It really should be renamed "The Procrastinator's Support Group." Hey--it took me 9 months to write this review because I kept putting it off.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars The Procrastinator's Handbook, Jun 29 2002

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Shannon Gaw (Roswell, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now (Audio Cassette)

The title "The Procrastinator's Handbook" is rather much. I would title it "Tips for Procrastinators". I recommend it for some ideas in fighting procrastination, but it did not change my life or offer in philosophical commentaries or motivations.

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5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW......., Feb 11 2006

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Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now (Audio CD)

Who would put off writing a review of this book? Not me - I don't procrastinate. If you believe that, there's a bridge I can let you have for next to nothing. Truth is, I'm the world's worst at putting things off, especially what I don't want to do. But, I'm getting better, much, much better. All thanks to the good natured, pragmatic advice from Rita Emmett.

A recovered procrastinator she knows of what she writes and speaks. She delves into the reasons why we procrastinate, and helps us change that behavior. We learn how to establish goals and more importantly how to attain them.

All of this is delivered with humor and understanding. We hear such nuggets as "God created company so that the hou
se gets cleaned." and "If certain things in your life are always hard to find, it's probably because they don't have their own special place to be put." Which naturally leads to a discussion of our spaces, both at work and at home. How can we arrange that space so it is most helpful to us?

Emmett doesn't claim to be clairvoyant but when she discussed a procrastinator's behavioral patterns it felt as if she had a direct line to me. There's a lot of good information in this three hour audio, so don't put off listening.

- Gail Cooke

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for procrastinators
Really good info on how to avoid waiting until tomorow to get your tasks done.

Published on Dec 26 2003 by Santos Jaimes

2.0 out of 5 stars a lot of fluff around a few good points
the book was OK, but the extended examples provided little added value -- the same topics and concepts could be communicated in a much more compact presentation