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feminerdity's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
tiggerser's review
4.0
This book did a good job of reminding me what balance looks like and I am glad I read in paperback not ebook.
amsearer's review against another edition
3.0
A lot of this is super dated. I'd love to hear what he has to say today....but I did chuckle every time he mentioned Blackberrys because iphones weren't even a blip on public radar.
kecb12's review
3.0
While I liked this book, I felt like there was a lot of stuff in it that could have been cut out. Which is funny, since it's a book about paring down your life and getting rid of the white noise so you can do what is important to you. There were a few really key ideas -- ten tips for surviving modern life, how to avoid getting distracted by technology, etc. -- and I felt like those were applicable. However, I don't know that I finished this book and considered it a "re-read" book.
celestihel's review against another edition
3.0
I got halfway through this one and realized I was reading the same advice chapter after chapter. It was so repetitive that I considered abandoning it after the first 30 pages. I hung in for 30 more. I won't bother any further. It's a great book for folks who've never much though about time management, and even for folks who have, there's good reminders. Just don't expect to finish it.
wellington299's review against another edition
4.0
So, ti's to return to some easier reading. CrazyBusy talks about the frantic modern life which makes us go faster but falling farther behind. It's a subject I think that all of us can relate to on some level.
Edward takes us through some humorous examples of our modern life. They are fun and see ourselves and hopefully laugh at ourselves. He then starts pointing out a strategies to get a hold of our life ... like a time budget.
We hear about financial budgets and diet diaries but not time budgets. Have you ever analyzed how you actually spend your 168 hours a week? Further he assigns a point system based on productivity, need, and desire. I laughed to myself because I created something akin to my eating habits (is it good for me? does it taste good? Does it make someone else happy if I eat it). I thought I was alone in this thinking.
There were many fine suggestions for example doing a job first before getting emotionally roped into it and that the most successful people (financially speaking) spend time thinking and playing with ideas - not running around like people on Blackberry devices.
This book ironically is aimed toward the people who are least likely to read it. The book is divided into such short chapters it makes a wonderful literary companion on your bus ride or lunch break. If you want to start catching up, I think this book could have some answers for you.
Edward takes us through some humorous examples of our modern life. They are fun and see ourselves and hopefully laugh at ourselves. He then starts pointing out a strategies to get a hold of our life ... like a time budget.
We hear about financial budgets and diet diaries but not time budgets. Have you ever analyzed how you actually spend your 168 hours a week? Further he assigns a point system based on productivity, need, and desire. I laughed to myself because I created something akin to my eating habits (is it good for me? does it taste good? Does it make someone else happy if I eat it). I thought I was alone in this thinking.
There were many fine suggestions for example doing a job first before getting emotionally roped into it and that the most successful people (financially speaking) spend time thinking and playing with ideas - not running around like people on Blackberry devices.
This book ironically is aimed toward the people who are least likely to read it. The book is divided into such short chapters it makes a wonderful literary companion on your bus ride or lunch break. If you want to start catching up, I think this book could have some answers for you.
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