The Art of Procrastination, John Perry
The Art of Procrastination, John Perry
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The Art of Procrastination
A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging, and Postponing, or, Getting Things Done by Putting Them Off

Author: John Perry

Narrator: Brian Holsopple

Unabridged: 1 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/28/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help

Synopsis

John Perry’s insights and laugh-out-loud humor bring to mind Thurber, Wodehouse, and Harry Frankfort’s On Bullshit. This charming and accessible audio educates, entertains, and illuminates a universal subject. Procrastinators will be relieved to learn that actually you can accomplish quite a lot while procrastinating. In fact, the book itself is the result of Perry avoiding grading papers, refereeing academic proposals, and reviewing dissertation drafts. It also has a practical side, offering up advice that listeners can put to use. Who knew that placing “Learn Chinese” at the top of your to-do list would inspire you to get the less monumental tasks below it done? Witty, wise, and beautifully written, The Art of Procrastination will make the perfect gift for the untold number of lollygaggers out there.

About John Perry

John Perry graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University, with additional studies at University College, Oxford, England. Before beginning his career as an author in 1997, he was an award-winning advertising copywriter and radio producer. John has published 21 books as an author, collaborator, or ghostwriter. He is the biographer of Sgt. Alvin York, Mary Custis Lee (wife of Robert E. Lee and great granddaughter of Martha Washington), and George Washington Carver. Among other books, he has also written about the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial (Monkey Business, with Marvin Olasky, B&H Publishing, 2005) and contemporary prison reform (God Behind Bars, Thomas Nelson, 2006). He is a two-time Gold Medallion finalist and Lincoln Prize nominee. He lives in Nashville.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on December 29, 2015

This book was short, light-hearted, and interesting. A pretty terrific combo. A summary of the contents, by chapter: 1. Procrastinators can still get things done. Practice "structured procrastination", where you avoid some large, actually unimportant task by completing other, actually important tasks.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 14, 2012

Hi, my name is Michael, and I'm a procrastinator. So when I heard about this book from a friend, I felt a brief flame of hope that this would help me conquer what ails me, finish my dissertation in a timely manner, and ride off into the sunset in a blaze of glory. Or something like that. This book is......more

Goodreads review by Iris on August 06, 2017

Leuk, kort boek over uitstelgedrag. Moest regelmatig hardop lachen omdat het zó herkenbaar was. Ter illustratie: ik moet eigenlijk boodschappen doen want de supermarkt gaat zo dicht, dus ik voel me nu zeer gemotiveerd om deze review op dit moment te schrijven. 'Structured procrastination' heet dat,......more

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