What Motivates Getting Things Done - Procrastination, Emotions, and Success

Mary Lamia explores the emotional lives of people who are successful in their endeavors-both procrastinators and non-procrastinators alike-to illustrate how human motivation works and how to make the most of it. She illustrates how so-called negative emotions like distress, fear, and shame can drive the achievement of goals.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION
1 WHAT MOTIVATES GETTING IT DONE-AN OVERVIEW
2 DEADLINES, DELIBERATION, AND DISTRACTION
3 WHAT MOTIVATES EARLY ACTION OR DELAY
4 ANXIETY AS AN ENGINE OF TASK COMPLETION
5 WHY YOU SHOULD FEAR FAILURE
6 PURSUING EXCELLENCE
7 RELATIONSHIPS AND DIVERGENT MOTIVATIONAL STYLES
8 OPTIMIZING YOUR MOTIVATIONAL STYLE
9 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
10 LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD
BIBLIOGRAPHY

About the author

By Mary Lamia

Summary

Mary Lamia explores the emotional lives of people who are successful in their endeavors—both procrastinators and non-procrastinators alike—to illustrate how human motivation works and how to make the most of it. She illustrates how so-called negative emotions like distress, fear, and shame can drive the achievement of goals.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Lamia, Mary C. Lamia, Lamia Mary, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2017
• EAN: 9781442203815
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0381-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, Time Management, Popular psychology, Psychology: emotions, Advice on careers & achieving success