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“Denis Waitley, the author of The Psychology of Winning and The Joy of Working, who defines procrastination as “a neurotic form of self-defensive behavior” aimed at protecting one’s self-worth.”
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
“Procrastination is a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision.”
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
“Just because you find more work and problems on your path than you anticipated doesn’t mean that you made a wrong choice or a mistake!”
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
“The main reason we learn any habit, as Drs. Frederick Kanfer and Jeanne Phillips tell us in Learning Foundations of Behavior Therapy, is that even a seemingly counterproductive habit like procrastination is immediately followed by some reward. Procrastination reduces tension by taking us away from something we view as painful or threatening. The more painful work is for you, the more you will try to seek relief through avoidance or through involvement in more pleasurable activities. The more you feel that endless work deprives you of the pleasure of leisure time, the more you will avoid work.”
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
“Having a fear of failure means you believe that even the smallest error could be evidence that you are a worthless and awful person. Having a fear of being imperfect means that it is difficult for you to accept yourself as you are—imperfect and, therefore, perfectly human—and so you interpret any criticism, rejection, or judgment by others as a threat to your very tenuous grasp on perfection. Having a fear of impossible expectations means fearing that even after you’ve worked hard and achieved the goals set for you, your only reward will be continually higher and more difficult goals to achieve, with no rest and no time to savor your achievements.”
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
― The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
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