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Getting Sh*t Done: How to Stop Procrastinating, Let Perfectionism Go, & Harness Your Creative Superpowers
You Really CAN Stop Procrastinating
Everybody feels like a flake at one time or another, but if you constantly struggle with procrastination, fear, impulsiveness, and distractibility, this short, insightful guide is for you. You've read every productivity book out there, from Getting Things Done to 7 Habits. You've started a hundred new projects with plans for world domination, only to abandon them when you hit an obstacle or a shiny new idea comes along. And you've finally realized the problem: all of those books are written for normal people, not for flakes.
"Inspiring, practical, and funny."
In Getting Sh*t Done: A Complete Flake Guide, professional flake LaVonne Ellis shows you how to:
Be more productive in spite of yourself by focusing on what you love
Use simple strategies to get more done than you could ever imagine
Harness your two superpowers: creativity and hyperfocus
... and much more!
"The insights into interruptions and task switching were particularly useful. I hadn't thought of it that way, but once I have momentum going on anything, I hate to switch to something else. It's completely disruptive. Now that I am more aware of that, I have a better chance of working with it, instead of against it." ~Linda Eskin
Are You a Perfectionist?
It's hard to believe that a complete flake could also suffer from perfectionism, but think about it: don't you get stuck, over and over, because you know you can't do the perfect job you see in your mind? That's perfectionism (and it's a bitch) but you can beat it.
"Some of it seems SO familiar I have to remind myself it's not a biography of ME. LOL!" ~Kathy Henderson-Sturtz
In this easy-to-read productivity guide, Ellis shares the latest research (as well as wisdom from the trenches) about what really works to help you overcome perfectionism and resistance, face your fears, and get busy at last... doing the things you truly care about.
"I highly recommend [this book] if you struggle with beating yourself up for procrastinating, perfectionism, being too easily distracted, whatever -- cut that sh*t out and Get Sh*t Done!!" ~Karla Tucker
Note from the Author: I wrote this book for myself as well as for you. I've struggled with procrastination, perfectionism, and lack of focus all my life. Twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD). Since then, I've gathered the most useful information I could find and personally tried it all out myself, adding strategies that work from my own experience. I figure that anyone can benefit from these simple tips, whether or not they have ADD.
Your mileage may vary, but if these techniques helped a complete flake like me to write and publish a book (in spite of myself), they could work for you too. Give it a try!
Everybody feels like a flake at one time or another, but if you constantly struggle with procrastination, fear, impulsiveness, and distractibility, this short, insightful guide is for you. You've read every productivity book out there, from Getting Things Done to 7 Habits. You've started a hundred new projects with plans for world domination, only to abandon them when you hit an obstacle or a shiny new idea comes along. And you've finally realized the problem: all of those books are written for normal people, not for flakes.
"Inspiring, practical, and funny."
In Getting Sh*t Done: A Complete Flake Guide, professional flake LaVonne Ellis shows you how to:
Be more productive in spite of yourself by focusing on what you love
Use simple strategies to get more done than you could ever imagine
Harness your two superpowers: creativity and hyperfocus
... and much more!
"The insights into interruptions and task switching were particularly useful. I hadn't thought of it that way, but once I have momentum going on anything, I hate to switch to something else. It's completely disruptive. Now that I am more aware of that, I have a better chance of working with it, instead of against it." ~Linda Eskin
Are You a Perfectionist?
It's hard to believe that a complete flake could also suffer from perfectionism, but think about it: don't you get stuck, over and over, because you know you can't do the perfect job you see in your mind? That's perfectionism (and it's a bitch) but you can beat it.
"Some of it seems SO familiar I have to remind myself it's not a biography of ME. LOL!" ~Kathy Henderson-Sturtz
In this easy-to-read productivity guide, Ellis shares the latest research (as well as wisdom from the trenches) about what really works to help you overcome perfectionism and resistance, face your fears, and get busy at last... doing the things you truly care about.
"I highly recommend [this book] if you struggle with beating yourself up for procrastinating, perfectionism, being too easily distracted, whatever -- cut that sh*t out and Get Sh*t Done!!" ~Karla Tucker
Note from the Author: I wrote this book for myself as well as for you. I've struggled with procrastination, perfectionism, and lack of focus all my life. Twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD). Since then, I've gathered the most useful information I could find and personally tried it all out myself, adding strategies that work from my own experience. I figure that anyone can benefit from these simple tips, whether or not they have ADD.
Your mileage may vary, but if these techniques helped a complete flake like me to write and publish a book (in spite of myself), they could work for you too. Give it a try!
51 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 31, 2012
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April 28, 2013
I hate when I don't like a book because I know the author worked hard on it...but, I didn't find anything helpful about this book...at all. At least it's short and didn't take away too much time from the things I *should* be getting done but the "advise" offered is all recycled without any real tools for making changes. It certainly offers a lot of excuses and reasons for being procrastinators, and how to almost wear the label like a badge of honor, but again, most of the book revolves around how and why we procrastinate and not how to STOP procrastinating. Any advise given seemed more like a suggestion the author read somewhere or in the form of comments left on a Facebook post where she asked others how THEY deal with procrastination (I could do that and get the same answers). Thankfully, I downloaded this book when it was a freebie. If you need some justification on why you are a procrastinator and want to feel "normal" for having 28 different projects going on at the same time then this book may help you feel better but it won't help you get any of them done.
February 15, 2017
Perfect!!
This book is right on the money. It was almost like the author was following me around my whole life and knew the exact reasons I don't get things done.
This book is right on the money. It was almost like the author was following me around my whole life and knew the exact reasons I don't get things done.
November 22, 2017
This book was an easy read that did succeed at inspiring me to get things done, but I finished feeling like I wanted more.
March 3, 2020
Una guía bastante y corta y entretenida hacia técnicas de productividad. Además este escrita en un tono de compasión que motiva, desde la perspectiva de alguien que lo entiende completamente.
March 9, 2020
Short and Sweet
It was very short something I appreciate these days when trying to get through several books a week. If nothing else made me want to get it together. It was the wrap up and final thoughts that put it in drive for me. Well done.
It was very short something I appreciate these days when trying to get through several books a week. If nothing else made me want to get it together. It was the wrap up and final thoughts that put it in drive for me. Well done.
January 24, 2015
Short. Kinda funny from time to time but not necessarily helpful.
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