# The Now Habit

## Metadata
- Author: [[Neil Fiore]]
- Full Title: The Now Habit
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- Procrastination is not the cause of our problems with accomplishing tasks; it is an attempt to resolve a variety of underlying issues, including low self-esteem, perfectionism, fear of failure and of success, indecisiveness, an imbalance between work and play, ineffective goal-setting, and negative concepts about work and yourself. ([Location 154](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B001QNVP7M&location=154))
- Procrastination is a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision. ([Location 159](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B001QNVP7M&location=159))