dorothy_gale's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars - it claimed to be the world's bestselling book on time management. Unfortunately, it was mostly a compilation of standard tips AND it was work/career oriented. It would've been great had he done one for non-work time management (although most principles in this would still apply, just different angles/stories). While it's a short book, you can save yourself a lot of time by just reading the last chapter where he summarizes his 21 tactics. He gets points for emphasizing the 80/20 rule, which is one of my favorites. He is also big on goal-setting and list-making. SPOILER ALERT: Below are the 21:
1. Set the table and clearly write your goals and objectives.
2. Plan every day in advance by thinking on paper.
3. Apply the 80/20 rule to everything and focus on the top 20%.
4. Consider the consequences of not doing your biggest projects.
5. Practice the ABCDE method of prioritizing your tasks. This technique is my favorite.
6. Focus on key result areas. The areas that are most important in your job or career.
7. Practice the law of forced efficiency.
8. Prepare thoroughly before you begin.
9. Upgrade your skills.
10. Leverage your special talents and give it your best.
11. Identify the bottlenecks that are holding you back and resolve them.
12. Take it one step at a time.
13. Put the pressure on yourself.
14. Maximize your personal powers. Get rest and work in your optimal productive hours.
15. Motivate yourself into action by being optimistic.
16. Practice procrastination on items that are low value.
17. Do the most difficult task first.
18. Slice and dice the task into smaller pieces.
19. Organize your day into larger groups of productive time.
20. Develop a sense of urgency.
21. Single handle every task, set priorities and complete before moving on.
1. Set the table and clearly write your goals and objectives.
2. Plan every day in advance by thinking on paper.
3. Apply the 80/20 rule to everything and focus on the top 20%.
4. Consider the consequences of not doing your biggest projects.
5. Practice the ABCDE method of prioritizing your tasks. This technique is my favorite.
6. Focus on key result areas. The areas that are most important in your job or career.
7. Practice the law of forced efficiency.
8. Prepare thoroughly before you begin.
9. Upgrade your skills.
10. Leverage your special talents and give it your best.
11. Identify the bottlenecks that are holding you back and resolve them.
12. Take it one step at a time.
13. Put the pressure on yourself.
14. Maximize your personal powers. Get rest and work in your optimal productive hours.
15. Motivate yourself into action by being optimistic.
16. Practice procrastination on items that are low value.
17. Do the most difficult task first.
18. Slice and dice the task into smaller pieces.
19. Organize your day into larger groups of productive time.
20. Develop a sense of urgency.
21. Single handle every task, set priorities and complete before moving on.
tfelmey's review against another edition
3.0
Had this recommended by The Minimal Mom. Quick read and enjoyed the concept. Now to implement.
Main focus is to do the thing you dread first to get it out of the way. I will try, and see how it works for me.
Main focus is to do the thing you dread first to get it out of the way. I will try, and see how it works for me.
reethesh22's review against another edition
4.0
This book is for my type candidates who procastinate easily to come out from that this book helps you a lot.
Totally recommended..
Totally recommended..
amacdonald08's review against another edition
4.0
While I appreciate what this has to say, this isn’t a one size fits all approach. Being able to just tell yourself to do things isn’t that simple sometimes. I know what I need to do and what’s most important but that doesn’t mean I can get to the point of just doing it no matter how much I want to. Anxiety and depression are killers and this is why we are seen as lazy. We can’t ‘just do it’.