What Motivates Getting Things Done · Procrastination, Emotions, and Success by Lamia, Mary -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction

Notes

1. What Motivates Getting Things Done

Notes

2. Deadlines, Deliberation, and Distraction

Meeting Deadlines

Deadline Extension and Escape Fantasies Timeliness and Deadlines Task-Driven and Deadline-Driven Remorse

Deliberating about Uncompleted Tasks Distraction Notes

3. What Motivates Early Action or Delay?

Motivation Basics The Activation of Emotion Biased Attention and the Formation of Scripts Thinking and Feeling Evaluating Situations and Taking Action Motivation Provided by Positive Emotion Notes

4. Anxiety as an Engine of Task Completion

The Confusing Concept of Anxiety

Distinguishing Anxiety from Fear

The Blended Nature of Anxiety Responding to Anxiety Anxiety and Thinking Anxiety and Arousal Notes

5. Why You Should Fear Failure

Shame Anxiety The Nature of Shame Shame Commingled with Other Emotions Responses to Shame Anxiety Notes

6. Pursuing Excellence

The Characteristics of High Achievers Beneficial Perfectionism Perfectionism and Fear of Failure Perfectionism and Procrastination Studies Perfectionism and Motivational Styles Notes

7. Relationships and Divergent Motivational Styles

Navigating Through Differences Workplace Differences in Task Completion Partnerships and Conflicting Styles Group Projects and Divergent Styles Emotional States and Their Impact on Intimate and Work Relationships Triggering Negative Emotion in Bystanders Disconnection, Disruption, and Shame Responses Notes

8. Optimizing Your Motivational Style

Embracing Your Task-Completion Style Responding to Intense Emotion

Reappraising Anxiety and Distress Arousal Task Completion and Sleep

Intense Emotion and Task-Completion Interference Commitment to Goals Optimal Management of Motivational Styles in the Workplace Notes

9. Troubleshooting Guide

General Guidelines Troubleshooting a Deadline-Driven Style

Troubleshooting a Task-Driven Style

Motivation Stuck in Urgent Mode Emotions Feel Stuck in High Gear Motivational System Is Nocturnal Images Appear on Your Mental Screen Having to do with Escape

Troubleshooting Failing Motivation

10. Looking Back and Moving Forward Bibliography Index About the Author