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Procrastination and Blocking A Novel, Practical Approach

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By Robert Boice

ISBN: 0-275-95657-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95657-8

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240 pages, figures

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 12/30/1996

List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4

Subjects:

Psychology » Cognitive Psychology

Description: 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.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction: What Procrastination and Blocking Are
Why We Know So Little about Procrastination and Blocking
PB Seen Traditionally, Amiably
PB Seen Directly, Objectively
Interventions for PBers
PB Seen in Close Parallels
PB Seen Interconnectedly
A Model of PB
Why the Taboo May Persist
Summary
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 96-20684

LCC Class: BF637

Dewey Class: 155


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