# The Now Habit ![[Assets/cd67033597a75a003cab640fe878cd83_MD5.jpg]] ## 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))