About the Author
Dr. Neil Fiore is the bestselling author of The Now Habit and Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer. He has worked as a psychologist at the Counseling Center of the University of California, Berkeley, and now conducts seminars and lectures at major schools and businesses. He lives in the show more greater San Francisco Bay Area. show less
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Works by Neil Fiore
The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play (2007) 1,503 copies
Awaken Your Strongest Self: Break Free of Stress, Inner Conflict, and Self-Sabotage (2006) 83 copies
The Now Habit at Work: Perform Optimally, Maintain Focus, and Ignite Motivation in Yourself and Others (2010) 51 copies
Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer: Become an Active Patient and Take Charge of Your Treatment (2009) 4 copies
The Now Habit: 64 Motivation Cards: The Fiore Productivity Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying… (2013) 2 copies
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- Fiore, Neil
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Education
- St. Peter's College (BA|Economics)
University of Maryland (MS|Counseling/Psychology)
University of Maryland (PhD|Counseling/Psychology) - Occupations
- psychologist
instructor
manager - Organizations
- National Speakers Association
American Society for Training & Development
International Coach Federation
American Psychological Association
Alameda County Psychological Association
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (show all 9)
Northern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis
International Society of Clinical Hypnosis
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
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- Works
- 14
- Members
- 1,755
- Popularity
- #14,659
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 21
- ISBNs
- 41
- Languages
- 3
People who don't procrastinate will look at a procrastinator and see only that that person is either not working hard enough or putting off work. They don't procrastinate and as such don't understand the motivations and reasons behind why someone would. So they demand "get to work" and "just do it" and "work harder" which more often than not will just cause more procrastination.
This book is the first I've ever come across that actually understands procrastination. Reading through its pages I found myself nodding my head a lot because it described my internal struggle with work almost perfectly. And more importantly, the methods and exercises it provides for battling procrastination seem perfectly valid and easily doable. I've already started changing my habits by simply recognizing when I'm headed toward procrastination and being able to head it off before it happens.
And most importantly, this book isn't just about working harder. It's about working better and integrating play into your schedule because it recognizes the single most important element to procrastination - the reason we get bummed out and piddle around is the prospect that work is going to take away time from play. So by putting play on your schedule first and building work around play, you flip the whole thing on its head.
The only hesitation I had in giving this 5 stars is that the last couple of chapters delve into the sort of hippy zen breathing chanting mantra type stuff that I tend to loath in self help books. But up until that point it was an excellent book, and really you can ignore that part and still get a lot out of it.… (more)