Rita Emmett

This book is a quick and easy read. It is thought-provoking because the author addresses the issues of procrastination and time management from a different perspective than most time-management books. Very enlightening.

This was an easy-to-read (or listen to) book.  Emmett gave lots of tips on how to manage your work time in order to give you time to take care of yourself.  She gave a lot of personal anecdotes to back up her thoughts and ideas. There was nothing new or groundbreaking to her ideas, but she gave lots of validation for taking care of yourself and reiterated that taking care of your needs is not being selfish.  She provided a lot of good points and stories on this subject.  The best part of show more the audioversion was the author herself.  She was just adorable.  She would share a story or a quote and couldn't help but giggle and add side bits.  Well worth listening to her. show less

Almost everyone procrastinates. For some it causes problems and strains relationships at home and at work. For most people, though, procrastination is a frustrating or troublesome habit we would like to overcome. Rita Emmett will inspire you to get started. With humor and with advice drawn from her own triumph over procrastination and that of people she has met at her acclaimed seminars, she gives you proven tips and techniques for:
- identifying how and why you put things off
- motivating show more yourself to begin-and finish-unpleasant tasks
- organizing your time and efforts to achieve your goals
- developing strategies to move forward when stuck or reverting to old procrastination patterns
Filled with useful advice and real-life stories of people who have overcome procrastination, and written with a winning touch, The Procrastinator's Handbook is as entertaining as it is helpful and rewarding. After reading it, you'll find that your self-esteem and your productivity grow. show less

I found this to be an excellent book. I enjoyed the work sheet questions at the end of each chapter and found some of the the methods to be helpful. Although even though I've finished reading the book I haven't quite gotten around to answering all the assignments and implementing all the methods. In theory I think they'll work well, it's just a matter of putting them in action. The book was written in a conversational tone and was a joy to read.