Reviewed by Joséphine on
Initial thoughts: My favourite part of this book is the method of habit tracking that the author suggests adopting. I've been intrigued by such trackers during my research of bullet journalling. His system view all habits individually and in tandem, in order to see the overall progress. He notes that the important thing is to track daily, and not to be too hard on yourself if you don't keep up the habit on one day. What matters is the long term development and the conscious will to develop specific habits.
I've read other books on productivity and time management that I fond more insightful than The End of Procrastination. What this book did have going for it was the concrete step-by-step actions to take in order to overcome procrastination. It only briefly touched on why we get stuck (decision paralysis when presented with too many options). I'm someone who prefers to explore the deeper reasons and logic. On the flip sight, this punchy approach could also be seen as the strength of this book. There's no beating around the bush to get you started on overcoming procrastination.
That being said, I took a peek at the ebook. I think in this case, the ebook or print edition will have a stronger impact on readers due to illustrations. The images peppered throughout the book serve to reinforce the text. In this regard, the audiobook version does fall a little short of the the visual media.
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- 4 February, 2019: Reviewed