Procrastination and Blocking

A Novel, Practical Approach

Robert Boice

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 1996
• Print ISBN:
  9780275956578
• eBook ISBN:
  9780313024269
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Procrastination means putting off a difficult, delayable, important task in favor of something easier, quicker, and less anxiety-provoking. It also means delaying vital actions until the performance and result are less than they would have been if done in a timely manner. Similarly, blocking means that we stumble, delay, and panic in response to a demanding responsibility. Blocking typically occurs when we face public scrutiny (as in writing). In this revisionist and sometimes irreverent book, the author takes academic and professional psychologists to task for neglecting a pair of related problems that are often derided but that can be profoundly debilitating for individuals and economically devastating for schools, businesses, and communities.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Why Researchers Know So Little About Procrastination and Blocking
• 2. The Traditional, Amiable View of Procrastination and Blocking
• 3. The Objective, Less Amiable View of Procrastination and Blocking
• 4. Interventions for Procrastinators and Blockers
• 5. Procrastination and Blocking Seen in Close Parallels to Other Maladaptive Behaviors
• 6. Procrastination and Blocking Seen Interconnectedly with Other Disorders
• 7. A Model of Procrastination and Blocking
• 8. Why the Taboo May Persist
• Summary
• References
• Index