walden's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book interesting and helpful. I thought it would just be tips and methods on how to limit procrastination, like the excellent Atomic Habits but it offers a lot more psychological and health reasons for procrastination. I especially like the section on sugar/hypoglycemia/energy, self compassion and willpower to name some. I knew I needed to address these issues but never fully linked them to my procrastination tendencies. It has provided me more reasons to curtail sugar. The section on not being harsh on yourself is also eye opening but makes much sense to use self compassion instead.
elihedin's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome!
Well-researched book with a lot of great practical tips and wise insights. The author, Nils Salzgeber, writes in a very empathetic and relatable way -- he has also suffered from procrastination, and it was wonderful to read tips from someone who 1) truly understands how it is 2) follow the advices and strategies in this book himself. His story was inspiring, and motivating.
I highly recommend this book!
Well-researched book with a lot of great practical tips and wise insights. The author, Nils Salzgeber, writes in a very empathetic and relatable way -- he has also suffered from procrastination, and it was wonderful to read tips from someone who 1) truly understands how it is 2) follow the advices and strategies in this book himself. His story was inspiring, and motivating.
I highly recommend this book!
nheer's review against another edition
5.0
The book's central premise is that procrastination is not a time management issue, but an emotion management problem.
When I first came across this premise, it made so much sense to me. Suppose you can have the best scheduled day in the world. Your instant gratification monkey (Tim Urban) will still try to overcome the negative feelings of doing something hard by doing something more pleasant. That means, if you can't regulate your emotions, the monkey will lead you to procrastinate.
This is a compelling way to think about the topic.
The book goes more into depth about overcoming these emotions by building willpower and exercising self-compassion.
Overall, I think this book combines many powerful ideas and methods into one.
I can recommend this book to anyone struggling with procrastination.
(PS: The Audible version seems not cleanly edited since there are some repetitions in it, but it is not that bad.)
When I first came across this premise, it made so much sense to me. Suppose you can have the best scheduled day in the world. Your instant gratification monkey (Tim Urban) will still try to overcome the negative feelings of doing something hard by doing something more pleasant. That means, if you can't regulate your emotions, the monkey will lead you to procrastinate.
This is a compelling way to think about the topic.
The book goes more into depth about overcoming these emotions by building willpower and exercising self-compassion.
Overall, I think this book combines many powerful ideas and methods into one.
I can recommend this book to anyone struggling with procrastination.
(PS: The Audible version seems not cleanly edited since there are some repetitions in it, but it is not that bad.)
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