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This is a 6 page book review of Burka and Yuen’s 1983 text “Procrastination: Why you do it, What to do about it” which provides an excellent overall review and practical knowledge of the understanding of procrastination and what can be done to overcome it. Many aspects of procrastination are a result of self-esteem and fear of failure, success, separation and attachment among other elements. The authors outline each fear and provide adequate examples from real life and professions useful to the readers who may see themselves in similar situations. Finally, the authors provide some techniques on how to overcome the procrastination cycles which include taking an inventory of consequences, setting and achieving goals, time and organizational management and enlisting support. The text also provides useful schedules and additional resources.
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practical knowledge of the understanding of procrastination and what can be done to overcome it. Many aspects of procrastination are a result of self-esteem and fear of failure, success, separation
and attachment among other elements. The authors outline each fear and provide adequate examples from real life and professions useful to the readers who may see themselves in similar situations.
Finally, the authors provide some techniques on how to overcome the procrastination cycles which include taking an inventory of consequences, setting and achieving goals, time and organizational management and enlisting
support. The text also provides useful schedules and additional resources. In Burka and Yuens text "Procrastination: Why you do it , What to
do about it" (1983), the authors explain about the age old problem of procrastination and what people can do to get themselves out of the cycle of procrastination. The authors,
both psychologists, feel that they have more than enough experience in the matter from the memories of the days in university, Nevertheless, they remark that the word conjures up many
different meaning to different people some involving pleasant memories avoiding house work to relax outside but others may involve more unpleasant memories of cluttered desks and the nightmares which followed
(Burka and Yuen 3). The difference between the two scenarios is the cause of serious problems as addressed in their first chapter "1: Procrastination: Nuisance of Nemesis?". The text is
divided up into two parts: understanding procrastination; and, overcoming procrastination. Within Part 1, the chapter layout is as follows: 1) Procrastination: Nuisance or Nemesis?; 2) The Procrastinator on Trial: Fear
of Failure and Fear of Success; 3) The Procrastinator in Combat: Fear of Losing the Battle; 4) The Comfort Zone: Fear of Separation and Fear of Attachment; 5) How You
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