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Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do about It » Read Now
by Jane B. Burka, Lenora M. Yuen. 228 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Procrastination Revisited: The Constructive Use of Delayed Response, in Creativity Research Journal » Read Now
by Rena Subotnik, Cynthia Steiner, Basanti Chakraborty. 10 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Procrastination Revisited: The Constructive Use of Delayed Response...fields display unique profiles of domain-specific procrastination. Interviews were conducted with...
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Procrastination and Blocking: A Novel, Practical Approach » Read Now
by Robert Boice. 210 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Procrastination means putting off a difficult, delayable, important task in favor of something easier, quicker, and less anxiety-provoking. It also means delaying vital actions until the performance and result are less than they would have been if done in a timely manner. Similarly, blocking means...
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Procrastination means putting off a difficult, delayable, important task in favor of something easier, quicker, and less anxiety-provoking. It also means delaying vital actions until the performance and result are less than they would have been if done in a timely manner. Similarly, blocking means that we stumble, delay, and panic in response to a demanding responsibility. Blocking typically occurs when we face public scrutiny (as in writing). In this revisionist and sometimes irreverent book, the author takes academic and professional psychologists to task for neglecting a pair of related problems that are often derided but that can be profoundly debilitating for individuals and economically devastating for schools, businesses, and communities.
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Life Coaching: A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach (Chap. 3 "Overcoming Procrastination") » Read Now
by Windy Dryden, Michael Neenan. 190 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Derived from the methods of cognitive behaviour therapy, this book shows how to tackle self-defeating thinking and replace it with a problem-solving outlook. It includes advice on becoming assertive and handling criticism constructively.
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Coping with Stress: Effective People and Processes (Chap. 2 "Getting Things Done on Time: Conquering Procrastination") » Read Now
by C. R. Snyder. 318 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This is a companion volume to Coping: The Psychology of What Works, which is also edited by Snyder. This second book includes chapters by some of the most well known clinical and health psychologists and covers some of the newest and most provocative topics currently under study in the area of...
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This is a companion volume to Coping: The Psychology of What Works, which is also edited by Snyder. This second book includes chapters by some of the most well known clinical and health psychologists and covers some of the newest and most provocative topics currently under study in the area of coping. The contributors address the key questions in this literature: Why do some of us learn from hardship and life's stressors? And why do others fail and succumb to depression, anxiety, and even suicide? What are the adaptive patterns and behaviors of those who do well in spite of the obstacles that are thrown their way? The chapters will look at exercise as a way of coping with stress, body imaging, the use of humor, forgiveness, control of hostile thoughts, ethnicity and coping, sexism and coping aging and relationships, constructing a coherent life story, personal spirituality, and personal growth.
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Your Own Worst Enemy: Understanding the Paradox of Self-Defeating Behavior ("Procrastination" begins on p. 102) » Read Now
by Roy F. Baumeister, Steven Berglas. 216 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Counseling and Psychotherapy of Work Dysfunctions ("Procrastination" begins on p. 82) » Read Now
by Rodney L. Lowman. 333 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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The Bad Attitude Survival Guide: Essential Tools for Managers ("Procrastination" begins on p. 209) » Read Now
by Harry E. Chambers. 278 pgs.

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In this highly practical guide, Harry Chambers shoots straight from the hip, identifying the root causes of anti-productive behavior, and providing managers with the tools to diagnose problems, head off self-reinforcing patterns, and foster a more cooperative and productive working environment.
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Patterns of Academic Procrastination, in Journal of College Reading and Learning » Read Now
by Victor Day, David Mensink, Michael O'Sullivan. 6 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success: A Self-Management Approach » Read Now
by Myron H. Dembo. 270 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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The Quick Fix: Helping Students Manage Perfectionism and Procrastination, in College Teaching » Read Now
by Ken Gobbo, Solvegi Shmulsky. 2 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...The Quick Fix Helping Students Manage Perfectionism and Procrastination Readers contributions are encouraged for The Quick Fix. Its 250-500 words on an The idea or...
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Using Tests as an Incentive to Motivate Procrastinators to Study, in Journal of Experimental Education » Read Now
by Bruce W. Tuckman. 7 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...approaches for students differing in procrastination tendency. The first approach was to...students were classified by level of procrastination based on scores on the...
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A Question of Procrastination or Ineptitude (an Analysis of The Case Study "It's Due Tomorrow: Tutoring under A Deadline"), in Journal of College Reading and Learning » Read Now
by Ben Rafoth. 6 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library