Taking Action: Working Through Procrastination and Achieving Your Goals
This was an introduction to Jay Earley's pattern system for me, and I found it very useful in understanding my paralyzing procrastination behavior. As I was working through the exercises I found it very liberating to have a better understanding of the motivations behind my procrastination (I always assumed it was mostly laziness). The book outlines not only approaches to understanding your procrastination behaviors, but also details an approach to reversing them.~ Clarke Taylor This is a great book on how to effectively overcome procrastination. Jay Earley provides an easy to read and thorough understanding of what holds us back from taking action and how to overcome it, resulting in a sense of ease with work. I found this book realistic and informative. What sets this material (and others in this series) apart is an online workbook that can be completed while reading through the book. The workbook includes questionnaires, meditations, and content that complements the text. Using the online app, I worked on a project I had been putting off for quite some time. I was surprised how well the process worked and was able to complete the task in one sitting. Once I got started I felt an unusual sense of ease that spanned several hours of work and a sense of accomplishment when finished. I will definitely use this process again.I highly recommend Taking Action and the other online resources which include a discussion forum. Its clear that the author is interested in making this valuable information affordable for the masses. Bravo!~ Jill Sosna