I read this through once several months ago and need to read it again. I tend to often fall prey to 'magical thinking' - you know, I only have 5 minutes before I have to go to work, but I can probably wash these dishes, or pick that up, or why are these shoes by the door, pet the dog, holy cow! Where did the time go?

Ever have that happen? :)

The author is very entertaining and offers practical tips about ways to help save time and to plan ahead to be early, then you usually end up on time. She also covers how OTHERS may view your actions and behavior.

Overall this is a fun and helpful book, I have implemented some things but want to read it again to refresh my memory. I still fall victim to the 'magical time' and need to learn more about accurate estimation - my wife is very good at that, I may just be too highly optimistic and need to get more 'real' about time and space. After all, I don't have a DeLorean or phone booth to go back in time to do things over, eh?

I am chronically late despite my best intentions and many years of trying to improve. This book provides a thoughtful and compassionate approach to reversing this habit. As someone who has been able to change other types of behavior (e.g. eating too much), I am very optimistic that her methods will help me. I read the book in two sittings and made a plan that I will start on immediately.

Ms Delonzor starts by reminding us that bad habits develop because there's something beneficial to us lurking underneath the behaviors we want to change. Her approach is to help the reader find the underlying source of the unfortunate behaviors, and then to help the reader to redirect that energy in more useful ways.

The meat of the book is an examination of 7 different personality types that can lead to the end result of being chronically late. Once you find the type (or types) that ring true for you, you can use the exercises that the author offers for helping get over the punctuality problems they create. For example, I recognized that I fall into the Busy Syndrome trap: I try to over-fill every moment of the day with activity, then I aggravate the problem with ridiculously optimistic estimates for how long the activities will take. The exercises were simple and practical: find out how long your daily activities (showering, shaving, etc) actually take (I was shocked to realize that it takes 45 minutes for me to get from my morning workout to the office - I could have sworn it only took 15 minutes); practice transitions by giving yourself a fixed amount of time for a task before purposefully moving on to another task; and plan to be early.

I am regarded as a dependable and responsible person, but I have struggled with punctuality for as long as I can remember. I always show up, but it may be 15 minutes after the time we agreed upon. This book addresses different thought processes that contribute to tardiness instead of implying the reader should just get there earlier. I am much more conscious of the effect tardiness has on me and the people associating with me. The author has heightened my awareness of the mistakes I make subconciously in my attempts to make it to appointments early. This is a must read for anyone who is fed up with the habit of tardiness and is ready to do something about it.

This book is wonderful. The existing reviews say it all. It has really helped me. I bought it less than 24 hours ago and am already/only halfway through, but what I've read has already changed me. I'm so glad I found the book and so glad that it is so helpful! I really needed to make a change but never knew how or why I was always running late... always!! :) This morning, I was early to work! It was pretty funny actually, I sat in my car and read the book for 10 minutes.. but there I was, early to work, reading about how not to be late! :) This book is absolutely worth buying if you have a tardiness problem. What I've read and implemented has already improved my confidence and I am looking forward to no longer inconveniencing those around me! Thanks, Diana!!