jaeyeom's review
4.0
이 책의 특징은 사람들을 4가지 갈래로 나누어 그에 맞는 조언을 한 점이다. 의학에서 사상의학과 비슷하다고 할 수 있다. 각각의 갈래의 사람들에게 어떤 방식이 효과적인지, 어떤 질문들을 주로 하는지를 알 수 있어서 유용했다.
다만 자가진단해 보니 나는 이 4가지 갈래의 어느 곳에도 크게 치우치지 않아서 조언을 제대로 따르기 어려웠다. 그리고 실천 방안에 대한 코치가 크게 와닿지 않았다.
다만 자가진단해 보니 나는 이 4가지 갈래의 어느 곳에도 크게 치우치지 않아서 조언을 제대로 따르기 어려웠다. 그리고 실천 방안에 대한 코치가 크게 와닿지 않았다.
inthecommonhours's review
3.0
I did it---I think I finally reached the limits of my love for personality frameworks. Either that, or I've also maxed out my love for hacking productivity.
Tate has lots of good advice in here, and I wrote notes on several sections but I also pulled from every personality style.
Tate has lots of good advice in here, and I wrote notes on several sections but I also pulled from every personality style.
sheilabookworm3369's review
4.0
In some ways, this book is like the other goal setting, dream realizing books, except it's more charming than the norm.
In other ways, this book is awesome because it addresses ways to communicate/present info to people that work differently than you do and find it well received. Can you imagine? Landing on a team lead up by a visualizer and a prioritizer/planner, and knowing how to communicate with either of them and even help them communicate with one another? Gold!
The tips for organizing to your own productivity style aren't shabby, either, though I have had an interesting time trying to find out which style is mine. I scored a 3-way tie, so I'm going to play with different methods until I hit one or two that fit.
In other ways, this book is awesome because it addresses ways to communicate/present info to people that work differently than you do and find it well received. Can you imagine? Landing on a team lead up by a visualizer and a prioritizer/planner, and knowing how to communicate with either of them and even help them communicate with one another? Gold!
The tips for organizing to your own productivity style aren't shabby, either, though I have had an interesting time trying to find out which style is mine. I scored a 3-way tie, so I'm going to play with different methods until I hit one or two that fit.
cdubiel's review
3.0
I had a revelation while reading this book: I already do all this stuff. For some reason, I continue to seek out books and articles about productivity when in fact, I could probably write a book like this myself. This was crystallized when I realized that my "personal productivity style" as outlined in the book is all of them! I believe Tate is very talented, and the insights in the book are important and powerful. They just weren't relevant to me.
ashleymarie6's review
4.0
I really liked the different productivity personality types. It makes a lot of sense why things that work for me (breaking up big projects into small tasks with deadlines) my husband finds unhelpful. Lots of customized tips for your type n
natahsiynyupyup's review
4.0
I think this is a great book on getting organized. The resources listed within it are plentiful and very useful. The only thing I dislike is that there are so many—in the text Carson states they’re available on her website as PDFs but to access them you have to get a membership.
noisydeadlines's review against another edition
4.0
This book brings various productivity strategies based on what the author calls personal productivity styles. There is a questionnaire to help us identify what is our primary style. There are tips on how to write emails, how to manage emails, meeting strategies, task management, note-taking tips. But the core of getting organized is very similar to what is presented in David Allen's "Getting Things Done" method. The good-old "capture, clarify, organize, do". Some things I think were overgeneralized according to the productivity style, like linking a person's style to how she decorates her office.
jennyl's review
4.0
Even if you've read other books about managing your time and have tried multiple approaches, this book is still a good read because of its focus on four different productivity styles - prioritizer, planner, arranger, and visualizer. There's a quiz to help you find your preferred style, and then tips and recommendations for ways to align your style with how you work, participate on a team, manage, coach, and generally interact at work.
The book didn't help me come up with a specific plan, mainly because I don't have one productivity style. Instead, I'm equally spread out across all four styles, but I'll still take some of the tips to heart and continue tweaking my routines. That said, I found it valuable to understand why I do some of the things I do and realize I probably shouldn't fight those tendencies because they're a natural inclination for me. I'll also probably take productivity style into account when pitching ideas and presentations at the office.
If you haven't thought about this kind of approach to your time management, I would definitely recommend reading this book.
The book didn't help me come up with a specific plan, mainly because I don't have one productivity style. Instead, I'm equally spread out across all four styles, but I'll still take some of the tips to heart and continue tweaking my routines. That said, I found it valuable to understand why I do some of the things I do and realize I probably shouldn't fight those tendencies because they're a natural inclination for me. I'll also probably take productivity style into account when pitching ideas and presentations at the office.
If you haven't thought about this kind of approach to your time management, I would definitely recommend reading this book.