This book shines a spotlight into the black hole in inner space where good intentions disappear. It reveals the startling reason why we humans so often fail to follow through on our good intentions and it offers a collection of bold new strategies for finishing whatever you start.
A Guide to Following Thr… I’m always wary of self-help books. To me, they make as much sense as watching someone else train at the gym. You get a pretty good idea of the right form and techniques, but it’s a far, far cry from actually getting off your keister and picking up the weights yourself. FOLLOWING THROUGH actually addresses that issue, claiming to contain a “revolutionary” way to make good on all of your promises, whether they are to yourself or others.Â
Tools for Follow-Through I like this easy self-help book. It’s light and cheerful, but does have a number of tools to outwit the “PGS” — our primitive guidance system that wants us to stop and grease whatever wheel is squeaking right this moment, rather than continue working toward our goals.Â
A solid book, but not magic If you are pretty good at following through already, then you are probably using many of the suggestions in this book without realizing it. If you have follow through problems, then this is probably a useful investment. The authors do a very good job of communicating their message clearly with many examples. I would say the book could be summarized by two messages: (1) Each of us has a conflict between our short term desires and long term goals. We would prefer to eat that donut now and…