| 1. |  | Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $9.43
Customer Review:
I purchased this book since it has such high reviews on Amazon. Unfortunately, all the book provides are obsessive techniques on how to organize your tasks. Still, you would come up with them yourself anyway as they are all basic common sense.
If anything, taking the time to read this book... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
from Portfolio Hardcover
Price: $9.76
Customer Review:
I found this book to be a pretty good self-check catalyst. It won't answer questions for you, but will show you what questions to ask yourself. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: A Four-Step Guide to Getting Unstuck
from Fireside
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
I loved this book! Ms. Morgenstern has a completely unique perspective on 'clutter,' that takes the reader from looking at our physical space to living in the moment.
While she does recommend doing a certain number of specific exercises and tasks, mostly this gem of a book is about looking at... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
from Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
This is a short, concise and practical book on how to handle never-ending list of jobs. The author has taken very realistic approach. Basically he is saying
- Identify what is important in your life and job
- List down the tasks that you need to do
- Apply 80/20 rule to see what... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
1) read Getting THings Done. The knowledge inside this work has been so powerful it has even effected how I sleep; much better. The information here is life changing but like most revivals it can be like thunder a loud exciting burst followed by stillness. Read ahead---->
2) get Ready for... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, 2nd Ed.
from New Academy Publishers
Price: $14.93
Customer Review:
If you've bought into the GTD way of task management, you may reach for this book to help you tame your email and to do lists with Outlook. The book definitely has lots of information in it and is a nice companion to the system. But overall, this is a very basic book on some Outlook features... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | First Things First
from Free Press
Price: $10.88
Customer Review:
The author's of this book had a buyer when I heard it was co-authored with Mr. Covey (whom I greatly admire) and I found out that Mrs. Merrill had her family's menus planned months in advance.
Also, I love the Covey/Merrill families (all that I have read about them), their faith and successful... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Million-Dollar Financial Services Practice: A Proven System for Becoming a Top Producer
from AMACOM
Price: $19.80
Customer Review:
I met David Mullen several years ago in his Merrill Lynch office in south Denver. A colleague and I visited with David for a couple of hours and enjoyed lunch and a enlightening conversation about Mullin's views and support strategies he was implementing for and with the financial advisors under his... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Never Check E-Mail In the Morning: And Other Unexpected Strategies for Making Your Work Life Work
from Fireside
Price: $10.95
Customer Review:
Ironically a book on time management and organization takes 72 pages to get to the first time management tip, "focus on tasks that are closest to the revenue line". The first chapters are wordy cliché discussions such as work life balance, develop an entrepreneur mindset...blah blah blah. I... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life
from Holt Paperbacks
Customer Review:
I read this book from cover to cover in a matter of days. I find it an incredible and tremendously practical approach to time management. Implementation is simple and straight forward. I feel I am on the road to recovering "me" from this hectic world. | 4.5 / 5.0
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