humor http://nhpr.org en The Art of Procrastination http://nhpr.org/post/art-procrastination <p>Feeling guilty about putting off something important?&nbsp; Can’t seem to finish that daunting task at the top of the to-do-list?&nbsp; Here’s a philosophy book for you: <a href="http://bookaddiction.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-art-of-procrastination-by-john-perry.html"><em>“The Art of Procrastination:&nbsp;A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing</em>”</a>.&nbsp;<strong> John Perry </strong>is an emeritus professor of philosophy at Stanford University, <a href="http://philosophytalk.org/blog/2011/09/procrastination">and an admitted chronic procrastinator</a>.&nbsp; He wrote Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:57:54 +0000 Virginia Prescott 15393 at http://nhpr.org The Art of Procrastination The Healthiest Man in the World? http://nhpr.org/post/healthiest-man-world <p>A.J. Jacobs follows all sorts of health advise and chronicles it in a new book.</p> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:29:01 +0000 Virginia Prescott 3147 at http://nhpr.org The Healthiest Man in the World? 11/26/11 PART 2 http://nhpr.org/post/112611-part-2 <p>A Constitutional scholar's new book focuses on the more out there bits of our land's most revered document.</p> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Virginia Prescott 585 at http://nhpr.org 11/26/11 PART 2 P.J. O'Rourke Goes to Heck and Back http://nhpr.org/post/pj-orourke-goes-heck-and-back <p>Former war journalist turned humorist P.J. O'Rourke talks about travel writing, and living in the family war zone.</p> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:20:17 +0000 Virginia Prescott 577 at http://nhpr.org P.J. O'Rourke Goes to Heck and Back