CHAPTER 1
Portrait of a procrastinator
Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow. MARK TWAIN
THIS BOOK IS ABOUT EVERY promise you made to yourself but broke. It is about every goal you set but let slide, never finding the motivation. It is about diets postponed, late-night scrambles to finish projects, and disappointed looks from the people who depend on you – or from the one you see in the mirror. It is about being the slacker in your family and the straggler in your circle of friends. It is about that menacing cloud of uncompleted chores, from the late bill payments to the clutter that fills your home. It is about that doctor’s appointment you have been putting off and the finances still in disarray. It is about ...
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