JOHN PERRY

"Para ser eficiente siempre debes trabajar en algo importante que te sirva de excusa para no hacer algo aún más importante".Enfocado en un problema de carácter casi universal como es el de diferir las acciones para el dia siguiente, La procrastinacion eficiente es un libro sabio, encantador y muy facil de leer. El autor ofrece estrategias ingeniosas para enfrentar el problema, tales como la "Lista defensiva de cosas por hacer" en la cual, por ejemplo, se pone en primer lugar "Aprender Chino", actividad obviamente dejada de lado inmediatamente para poder dedicarse a otra cosa..El que tal vez sea el bien mas preciado de los procrastinadores es la posibilidad de conseguir hacer cosas sorprendentes y maravillosas sin atenerse a una agenda prefijada.

"At certain times in your life, a great record is more important than a good friend...You could write a book about the intense bonds that form between a listener and an album that comes along at just the right time. And now someone has--in fact, a half dozen people have (so far)...[E]ach has a distinct, almost militantly personal take on a beloved longplayer."

«¿Qué es y dónde reside el significado? Y no sólo el significado de una palabra o de una oración, sino el significado incluso de las cejas arqueadas de un ser amado.»

La procrastination est l’art de remettre au lendemain, et nous sommes nombreux à trouver que ce joli mot est un vilain défaut. À tort, nous explique John Perry, professeur émérite de philosophie de l

Think about your favourite sport. Now ask yourself how much of success in that sport is down to physical skills and how much is down to mental skills?We all know that physical skills are vital for performance and understand about training them. We know that psychology is important too, but what people actually do to understand and train in it is less well known. Sport Psychology: A complete introduction gives you the answers, explaining everything you need to know in one place.Structured in two parts, theory and application, part one defines the idea of personality and covers essential psychological traits, including mental toughness, confidence, motivation, stress and character. Part two covers topics such as assessment, skills training, coping techniques, building concentration and working with coaches and teams. You will also find substantial coverage of measurement questionnaires, skills and routes to practice. As well as learning about how the mind works and how that has an impact on sporting performance, you will discover what sport psychologists actually do to improve a performers psychological skills and mindset. Sport psychology used to be simply about performance. Now, the role of the sport psychologist is more holistic and includes athlete wellbeing, working with coaches and support teams, and operating at a more organizational level.Whether you are a student, interested in sport and sport performance as a professional practice, or involved in sport at any level, Sport Psychology: A complete introduction is your go-to guide.

Sport Psychology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.The book uses a structure that mirrors the way sports psychology is taught on many university courses, and is split into theory and application. Chapters in the first part include coverage of essential personality traits, including mental toughness, confidence, motivation and character. The chapters on applied sports psychology cover topics such as assessment, working with groups, skills training, coping techniques and working with coaches and children. There is also substantial coverage of measurement questionnaires, skills and routes to practice.Sport Psychology employs the Breakthrough Method to help you advance quickly at any subject, whether youre studying for an exam or just for your own interest. The Breakthrough Method is designed to overcome typical problems youll face as learn new concepts and skills.- Problem: "I find it difficult to remember what Ive read."; Solution: this book includes end-of-chapter summaries and questions to test your understanding.- Problem: "Lots of introductory books turn out to cover totally different topics than my course."; Solution: this book is written by a university lecturer who understands what students are expected to know.

Pode soar contrário ao senso comum, mas funciona: você pode realizar muitas coisas deixando-as para depois. Essa é a filosofia apresentada no livro A arte da procrastinação. Se você é do tipo que rel