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LOST TIME IS GONE FOREVER It's your only time, spend it wisely |
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There are 24 hours in one day, 168 hours in one week, and 8760 hours in a single year - we all get the same alottment. So why do some people seem to have more time? |
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by Antwain Tate Good, PhD.
Passionate about leadership, education, and individual development, Goode discusses the internal clock and how to leverage energy, attitude, and passion-the elements needed to drive through the fog of disappointments, failures, let downs, and miscues.
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by Manoush Zomorodi
The host of WNYC's "Note to Self" believes that boredom is fascinating, and a "crucial tool for making our lives happier, more productive, and more creative". This book gives you exercises to harness boredom, including moratoriums on digital devices and taking "fakecations".
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by Surya Das
Put aside the concepts of past, present, and future. Learn to live in the moment. The author, a "western Buddha" demonstrates easy and practical "time-control practice" methods.
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by Cal Newport
Do you rush from meeting to conference and back, checking emails before, during, and after? Do you "multi-task" but never seem to get things done? According to Newport, you're doing it wrong. You need to learn to go deep and practice "professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit."
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by Edward M. Hallowell An expert on ADD and ADHD, Hallowell now offers insight on being more effective at work. There are strategies for managing the most common work distractions, and inspiration and practical tips for creating individual plans based on the elements of: energy, emotion, engagement, structure, and control. |
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by Michael S Hyatt
This book highlights nine methods to "win at work", which will guarantee success beyond work - health, relationships, time off, and more. The basic premise is not to "save" time, but to make time work, which results in more free time.
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by Jessica N. Turner
This book is for any woman who has ever felt that every moment of her day - day after day, week after week, year after year - is spent doing things for other people. Turner, a lifestyle blogger, offers tips for finding the fringe hours - "pockets of time here and there between work, family, and household duties", and turning them into time for yourself.
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by David Allen
A new and revised book from the "GTD" productivity guru, outlining his high-level approach to personal and professional organization based on five steps: capture (collect what has your attention), clarify (process what it means), organize (put it where it belongs), reflect (review frequently), and engage (do).
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by Jones Loflin
Evaluate your IT (Important Thing), and then get IT done. This practical guide offers proven techniques for becoming more productive, and provides motivation and practical tips on "how to overcome inertia, roadblocks, or obstacles to success".
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by Beth Kanter
Nonprofits always do more with less. But too much with too little kills the passion that drives the mission. This handbook was written for nonprofit leaders to "examine their existing organization, identify trouble spots, and resolve issues with attention to all aspects of operations and culture".
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by Brendon Burchard
More than two decades ago, Burchard wondered: Why do some people succeed quickly and stay successful? Why are some successful people miserable and others happy? What motivates people to achieve success? He believes the answers lie in cultivating six deliberate habits: seek clarity, generate energy, raise necessity, increase productivity, develop influence, and demonstrate courage.
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by Laura Vanderkam
Unlike other time-management gurus, Vanderkam believes that "in order to get more done, we must first feel like we have all the time in the world". She has seven counter-intuitive principles to teach "mindset shifts to help you feel calm on the busiest days and tools to help you get more done without feeling overwhelmed".
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by Daniel J Levitin
The human brain was designed to "focus on one thing and filter out distractions". This worked perfectly well for Stone Age man and beyond. But today's "avalanche of input" has made this mental system outdated. This book offers advice on how to "reorganize attention and make better decisions".
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by Brad Stulberg
A business consultant and a distance running coach provide strategies for "taking one's game to the next level without crashing and burning". They believe that excellence and top-level performance can be achieved sustainably.
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by David Pogue
Part of a series of books for making your life simpler, easier, and cheaper: David Pogue will help you with the "basics" in: Life, Technology, and Money.
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by Christine Comaford-Lynch
Using neuroscience-based tools, this book shows managers how to "release resistance to change, build more emotionally agile teams, and mobilize the entire organization quickly and efficiently toward a clear and common goal". Team members will find ways to be "empowered to shift their emotional states and see the positive potential of change". |
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by Chris Bailey
Bailey spent a year "in the pursuit of productivity", deep diving into research, and experiments with himself as the guinea pig. This book is the distillation of that year, including some surprising and counter-intuitive insights.
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by Tamara Schwambach Kano Myles
There is no "one-size-fits-all" method for peak business performance. There are too many variables. Instead, Myles has developed a "Productivity Pyramid" that can be adapted for any business, and for individuals within the business.
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by Dirk Zeller
In this complete guide to time management, you'll findout how to manage email effectively, cut down on meetings andoptimize facetime, use technology wisely, maximize youreffectiveness during travel, and much more.
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by Laszlo Bock
Bock is a senior VP for "people operations" at Google, arguably the most data-driven company in the world. The premise of this book is that businesses of all sizes and models will benefit by thinking "about the employee/employer relationships" and how to make HR (i.e. people) decisions, policies, and practices that benefit both.
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