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Never Procrastinate Again
Do you procrastinate? I’m pretty good at it, and that’s why I ordered a copy of Dave Navarro’s text/audio program, Never Procrastinate Again. Maybe I won’t live up to the title of this article, but at least I’m moving forward!
There are mp3 files with the recorded program, and a pdf file with the printed transcript. It’s only 47 pages, and I’m already about halfway through it. That’s good, because I won’t get stuck a few chapters in, and set it aside to read “later”. There are also a couple of worksheets to help you get started.
It’s a very practical approach to dealing with procrastination, and makes it seem possible to overcome. I liked this quote:
“You don’t have to beat procrastination. You just have stop avoiding this one next thing - and that’s manageable.”
Don’t Procrastinate!
Take a couple of minutes and visit the Rock Your Day blog. Dave has an entertaining writing style and lots of good tips. Here’s a link to one of his articles on procrastination.
The pre-release ($27) ends tonight (October 14th), and tomorrow the price goes up to $37. That’s a good reason to avoid procrastination! If you’re interested, sign up for the advanced discount list today, and you’ll get an email with details on how you can order it.
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Comment from Toad
Time: October 15, 2008, 3:24 pm
Let me know how this goes, Deb. I read the article you linked to, but wasn’t bowled over by the suggested approach. Still, I think he’s right that there’s no quick-fix magic pill.
I’ll be interested to hear what you think of it after listening to the program and trying it out. Keenly interested.
Comment from Debra Dalgleish
Time: October 15, 2008, 5:36 pm
I’ll do an update next week Toad, and report how it’s going, and what I like and don’t like about the program.
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Time: November 5, 2008, 12:05 am
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Comment from Jon Peltier
Time: November 5, 2008, 8:05 am
I’ve started evaluating both Dave’s Never Procrastinate Again featured here, and Procrastination Dissolve-o-Matic by Havi Brooks of the Fluent Self. Havi’s approach is a bit more touchy-feely, with undertones of yoga running through, but the two alternate approaches can probably work pretty well in tandem. Use one for a while, then switch. Hey, it’s cheaper than psychotherapy.
Comment from Debra Dalgleish
Time: November 5, 2008, 5:51 pm
Jon, thanks, I’ll look at Havi’s course too. I hope it doesn’t require too much bending though!