Tick Tock Tuesday/Never be Late Again and Procrastination

I have been in a book mood lately. I just want a really good book to sit down with and soak it up. I can’t tell what I’m in the mood for though. My husband just finished reading Tim Ferris’s book, The Four Hour Work Week and he said that I will definitely enjoy it. I’m looking forward to reading it, but after that I think I would like to read a fiction book. Maybe a good ol’ love story. So, if you have any recommendations for my summer reading list, please let me know.

Since I am in a book mood, I thought for my time management series I would show you some books that I recommend. (I also recommend the blog Declutter It!. I’ve heard that gal has some good info. )

Here are a few books that can help you with your time management skills, or lack thereof.

The book Never be Late Again is a really good read. I have yet to hear of a person who didn’t like it, although I am sure they are out there. In every crowd there’s a critic.

Not only does the author, time consultant Diana DeLonzor, have some practical time management ideas, but she does it in an entertaining manner. There are way too many dry time management books out there. This one is a breath of fresh air.

Diana shares real stories about how real people have been able to take control of their tardiness and do something about it. She also has a chapter for us early birds on how to deal with the chronically late people. I think I read that chapter at least 5 or 6 times.

The book is about 177 pages long and is the result of her extensive research. So, needless to say, she knows what she’s talking about!

Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It - That title grabbed me. I struggle with procrastination. There are some things I really don’t like to do and so I put them off again and again. But I also thrive on deadlines. In highschool I was on the newspaper and while I was sitting down at the computer piecing the newspaper together to be sent off to the printer, I would be typing my article into the little box where it was supposed to be. (I hope my journalism teacher isn’t reading this!!) If something has a die date, I’m going to push it until the very end.

That decision has come back to bite me a few times. When I saw this book I thought, I need to know why I do this and how I can stop! I am still a work in progress but ever since I read this, it has shed some light on some things about me.

In this book the authors reveal some of the reasons we put off tasks like: fears of failure, success, control, separation, and attachment. If you are a procrastinator and you really feel like you are ready to deal with it head on, I recommend this book. You will feel like the authors are talking right to you and I guarantee it will be hard for you to put it down.

I hope you find those two recommendations useful. When we really truly learn how to grab a hold of our time, we open up our lives to so many possibilities.