Chapter 19
Blasting Through Procrastination
In This Chapter
• You aren’t the only procrastinator
• Why do we procrastinate?
• Techniques for getting started on tasks
• Sometimes it’s acceptable to put off a task
Procrastination is the act of putting off something until a later time, either by not starting a task or by not finishing one you’ve started. This can be a major stumbling block to those who would otherwise fancy themselves adept at getting things done, and is the topic of this chapter.
Sometimes even the best-laid plans run askew. You have this grand idea of a project you want to tackle, and yet week after week, month after month, and even possibly year after year, you don’t get to it. Jamie Foxx portrays this to a “T” in his sensitive ...
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