The Tomorrow Trap: Unlocking the Secrets of the Procrastination-protection Syndrome - Softcover

Peterson, Karen E

 
9781558744172: The Tomorrow Trap: Unlocking the Secrets of the Procrastination-protection Syndrome

Synopsis

Tomorrow never comes, but the tomorrow trap is a perennial prison of postponement that ensnares most of us at one time or another - and many people all of the time. Missed opportunities, missed deadlines, missed lives. Procrastination is not the same thing as laziness. There is always an underlying, protective reason for putting off decisions, plans, and activities. This book helps readers unlock the hidden factors that makes people live the half-life of procrastination. The author draws from her own painful experiences in the tomorrow trap, from case studies, and from psychological research, to offer ways out of the tomorrow trap.

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Synopsis

Tomorrow never comes, but the tomorrow trap is a perennial prison of postponement that ensnares most of us at one time or another - and many people all of the time. Missed opportunities, missed deadlines, missed lives. Procrastination is not the same thing as laziness. There is always an underlying, protective reason for putting off decisions, plans, and activities. This book helps readers unlock the hidden factors that makes people live the half-life of procrastination. The author draws from her own painful experiences in the tomorrow trap, from case studies, and from psychological research, to offer ways out of the tomorrow trap.

About the Author

Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice, humor and stress-management consultant, and international public speaker. A former college writing instructor, she has conducted research on 20 years of public-speaking experience, she has presented general and keynote sessions for various corporate, community, university and professional audiences. In promoting her message of using humor and avoiding procrastination in order to maintain a healthy balance in life, Dr. Peterson tries to practice what she preaches by always remembering to "bargain in good faith with destiny."

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