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John G. Maguire (Lowell MA USA) –

  

Just taking a few minutes out from my scheduled work to write this review. I am about to order another copy of Knaus; that’s how I found this set of reviews.

For the self-aware, perhaps those who have been in therapy and gotten a lot from it, this is a great book. Knaus invents a very useful term: “maintenance procrastination.” This is the habit of postponing the boring stuff like mowing the lawn or answering e-mail or paying bills. Having this term to think with (“maintenance procrastination”) has helped my understanding of my situation enormously.

I have made use of this book to conquer, over a period of about eight weeks, my maintenance procrastination.

What is so great about this book is this: Knaus really understands what goes on your your mind when you do the less important before the more important. And he also understands how the short-term avoidance of tension leads to longer-term depression. I am happy with this book, and am buying another copy. It is, though, mainly for the motivated and thoughtful. His is a cognitive approach, and it requires that you be the sort of person who thinks about his or her life.

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