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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
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
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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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