At just 244 pages, (that too, a rich bibliography in last few pages) this book is breeze to read and apply to your real life. The title of the book is clearly appropriate for the content of the book and the cover is subtle yet attractive. Yager provides insights into the detrimental effects of these mindsets and presents strategies for overcoming them. She explores the psychological factors that contribute to procrastination and provides examples of the various reasons why people struggle to finish what they start.

Soon, you’ll be left with such a simple task that you would be wondering what was keeping you from doing this before! You know you have to put in X hours and X effort to get the final output, so you can pace yourself to achieve your desired outcome. A polite follow-up by e-mail after a week or longer is okay -- or even after even longer -- to remind someone that you sent the review copy but please don't pressure someone!This occurs when a person sets unrealistic goals in an emotional state and finds it too overwhelming to act on them as soon as the initial excitement wears off. I was inspired by reading Jan Yager's HOW TO FINISH EVERYTHING YOU START and I also experienced deep introspection in doing the exercises.

See, when you see something through until the end, you get a dopamine rush that pushes you to repeat the behavior. Similarly, you can construe projects of consisting of short-term commitments which must be reached, followed by points where you can step back and evaluate whether the project is worth continuing. I just added two books that were sent to me by the author, publicist, or publisher to the recommended optional readings for my upcoming Victimology courses this Spring. You may overthink your abilities, need the ‘perfect’ everything or are just procrastinating because you’re lazy.

Certain concepts and ideologies may reappear in subsequent chapters, yet the clear language, well-defined concepts, and activities at the end of each chapter ensure that the reader, regardless of background, remains engaged throughout the book.