CREATIVE RATIONALIZATION

About the Book

This book is a must read for anyone who is a procrastinator or who lives with someone who procrastinates. Especially interesting topics addressed include lying, sublimation, ego trips, excuses, mountains out of molehills, and hypocrisy. Anyone who denies being a procrastinator is a liar. From birth, we are all born with this inherent ability. It afflicts stock clerks as well as world leaders. Its most recommendable asset is convenience and accessibility.

About the Author

Professor Eisenberg was born in New York City and served in the US Marine Corps in World War II. His career consisted of teaching interpersonal/intercultural communication, public speaking, organizational communication, nonverbal communication, group dynamics, and persuasion at four major universities. His publications include fifteen textbooks on various aspects of communication. He has a relentless reputation of asking his students, and often perfect strangers, thought-provoking questions. One of his earlier books was titled Questions That Challenge the Curious Mind. It consisted of seventy-nine choice questions. After each question, he would briefly describe how various people answered it. His favorite question is, “What one word best describes your entire life?” He presently resides with his beautiful and multitalented wife, Marianna, a former operatic star with the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center. His zodiac sign is Scorpio, and his favorite hobby is asking questions.