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Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
ix, 257 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Start Finishing presents a 9-step method for converting an idea into a project by addressing the challenges you'll face and getting the project on a reality-based schedule.
Everyone is buried by busywork, responsibility, distraction, and fatigue. They're waiting for when the time is right; when they have a little more money; for "someday." Gilkey shares a nine-step method for converting an idea into a project, and addresses the challenges you'll...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 233 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"New York Times business writer Phyllis Korkki explores what drives people to pursue their dreams of creating the next Big Thing, documenting through stories, case studies, and science, the productive habits and behaviors of those who achieve success"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
266 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
Simple, science-based tools to stop procrastination. Even with overflowing inboxes, thousands of unread notifications, and unmet deadlines, most people still can't manage to take control of their time and stop procrastinating. The End of Procrastination tackles this ubiquitous issue head on, helping you stop putting off work and reclaim your time. Author Petr Ludwig shows that ending procrastination is more than a wise time management strategy-it's...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simple, Effective, Immediately Useful! The first comprehensive strategic system for overcoming the causes and eliminating the effects of procrastination. Techniques to help any busy person get more things done more quickly, without the anxiety and stress brought on by delay and pressing deadlines. If you are a professional, manager, student, entrepreneur, writer, or homemaker, this audio book will help you achieve your goals more rapidly-whether they...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
If you think you are not one of the 95% of us who procrastinates, take Dr. Steel's test. Based on more than a decade of research, and written with humor, humanity, and solid science, this book offers answers to such questions as: Are we biologically hardwired to procrastinate. If so, why? Is there a difference between procrastination and prudence? What tricks do we play on ourselves when we procrastinate at work, school, and home? If visualizing our...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ken Blanchard's phenomenal bestsellers, such as The One Minute Manager® and Raving Fans®, have made him a globally recognized business legend. Now, he has joined with noted business author Steve Gottry to explore one of the most common and insidious problems plaguing the workplace — procrastination.
The On-Time, On-Target Manager tells the highly recognizable story of Bob, a middle manager who tends to put things off to the
...Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
2 audio discs (approximately 112 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover a catalog of ideas to help overcome procrastination on a daily basis. Whereas many books provide a simple list of tips, people learn why a specific strategy works, what limiting belief it eliminates and how it can be immediately applied to life. In short, people will learn the root causes of their procrastination and how to overcome them.
Author
Publisher
And Other Stories
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
533 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
A writer attempts to complete the novel for which he has been awarded a big fat Guggenheim grant, though for a long time he succeeds mainly in procrastinating - getting an electrician to rewire his living room so he can reposition his computer, buying an armchair, or rather, two: 'In one, you can't possibly read: it's uncomfortable and your back ends up crooked and sore. In the other, you can't possibly relax: the hard backrest means you have to sit...
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A little mermaid, who is a terror of the deep--too fierce, scary and ferocious to follow The Good Little Mermaid's Guide to Bedtime--resists going to sleep at every turn, in this uproarious underwater story.
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Draws on the stories of history's most notable habitual postponers and on the insights of psychologists, philosophers, and behavioral economists to explain why procrastination happens and how it can help promote healthy priorities.
"In the tradition of cultural historians like Sarah Vowell and Jim Holt comes a galvanizing meditation on the perils and pleasures of procrastination. While others are busy leaning in, crushing it, and trying to work smarter,...
Author
Publisher
KidKiddos Books Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this children's book, you meet a girl named Amanda who has a habit of wasting her time. That is until, one day, something magical happens and Amanda finally realizes that time is the most precious thing we have -- and that once it is wasted, it is lost forever. In order to get her lost time back, Amanda goes on a journey and learns to use her time wisely."--Publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Workman
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xix, 92 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the principles of structured procrastination and provides tips and techniques to chronic procrastinators for developing an attitude of acceptance for their accomplishments while enjoying the time they waste.
Author
Publisher
Black Irish Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
1st Black Irish Entertainment pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
165 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful, straight-from-the-hip examination of the internal obstacles to success, bestselling author Steven Pressfield shows readers how to identify, defeat, and unlock the inner barriers to creativity. The War of Art is an inspirational, funny, well-aimed kick in the pants guaranteed to galvanize every would-be artist, visionary, or entrepreneur."--Back cover.
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