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From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint comes “a unique and engaging read about a proven habit framework [that] readers can apply to each day” (Insider, Best Books to Form New Habits).
“If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit
Nobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, “The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings!” or got to work in the morning and thought, Today I’ll spend hours on Facebook! Yet that’s exactly what we do. Why?
In a world where information refreshes endlessly and the workday feels like a race to react to other people’s priorities faster, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasn’t mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? That’s what this book is about.
As creators of Google Ventures’ renowned “design sprint,” Jake and John have helped hundreds of teams solve important problems by changing how they work. Building on the success of these sprints and their experience designing ubiquitous tech products from Gmail to YouTube, they spent years experimenting with their own habits and routines, looking for ways to help people optimize their energy, focus, and time. Now they’ve packaged the most effective tactics into a four-step daily framework that anyone can use to systematically design their days. Make Time is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Instead, it offers a customizable menu of bite-size tips and strategies that can be tailored to individual habits and lifestyles.
Make Time isn’t about productivity, or checking off more to-dos. Nor does it propose unrealistic solutions like throwing out your smartphone or swearing off social media. Making time isn’t about radically overhauling your lifestyle; it’s about making small shifts in your environment to liberate yourself from constant busyness and distraction.
A must-read for anyone who has ever thought, If only there were more hours in the day…, Make Time will help you stop passively reacting to the demands of the modern world and start intentionally making time for the things that matter.
From the Publisher
How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
Publisher : Crown Currency; Illustrated edition (Sept. 25 2018)
Language : English
Hardcover : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525572422
ISBN-13 : 978-0525572428
Item weight : 454 g
Dimensions : 14.53 x 2.54 x 21.69 cm
Customers say
Customers find the book interesting and enjoyable to read. They appreciate the practical suggestions and effective tactics that are easy to implement. The simple framework for thinking about time is also appreciated.
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James –
A Shift in Mindset
I bought this book, desperate to have more time in my day. Every day felt like it was slipping past me, and I was filled with frustration. “If only I had a couple of more hours in the day, I’d be able to complete so much more.”Though there is so much value in the practical tips the authors provide (and there’s a lot!), the most valuable takeaway was a shift in mindset. I don’t need ‘more time’, I need to ‘make time’ for the things that are important to me. I needed to redefine productivity to completing the most meaningful tasks in my day, not trying to fill and complete my daily to-do list.It’s an approach to productivity that is a much needed balance of doing enjoying, meaningful work with sitting down and getting things done. Highly, highly recommend!
Cantep –
deserve to read
I hoped more but a large part of the counsel isn’t really new, however it is introduced just and in a significant structure.
Daunavan Buyer –
Super Helpful
This book provided a ton of practical ways to look at my schedule and fre up time to get done what is most important. Looking forward to putting these principles into practice.
Kyle Su –
Highly recommended
This book is packed with practical and effective suggestions. It’s easy and fun to read. Definitely on my re-read list.
Juliette –
Pages mixed up
Really interesting book but I was disappointed at the end because my pages weren’t assembled in the right order(ex: page 250 follow by page 255) so it was difficult to follow the end of the book.
Arlene –
Great book
Best book to motivate you to organize your schedule to be able to make time for your highlights!
Mark –
Getting YOUR things done
Getting YOUR things done.David Allen’s Getting THINGS Done is the seminal essay on productivity and getting “everything” done. Make Time: How To Focus On What Matters Every Day is not about productivity per se. It is a book about getting YOUR things done – letting you to decide what is meaningful and concentrating on those tasks.Unlike a typical productivity book, which will discuss systems to make sure you remember everything and that your tools are close at hand, Make Time focuses on “creating time”, or at least “switching time”. You want time to write a book, stop watching TV. You want to cook more interesting dinners, stop looking at your email 1000 times a day! Knapp and Zeratsky know this can be difficult. How can you live without distractions? Being distracted for a few minutes is one thing, but specific habits can distract you forever. There is always another post on Instagram or another video on YouTube. The book will show you how to rid yourself of these types of distractions, called Infinity pools.The book is well-written and shows you how much time you waste on any day. The authors throw in lots of humour to keep things nice and light. Making Time reads less like a “How To” and more of a “Give One of These a Try”. Throughout, the authors mention what has worked for them individually, but more often than not, they disagree on the best approach. This works well to show the need to customize systems to your way of thinking. Conversely, the lack of any definitive systems can give the impression things were not thought through – that is not the case.So much research has gone into this book. The authors dedicate an entire chapter to listing the “test” readers, and that may be the longest chapter in the book. While I appreciated the no one size fits all approach, with so much research and so many test readers I feel there is a lost opportunity here. Many people reading this book will want more direction. It would have been useful to include statistics. For example, stating that most people preferred this or that method. In cases were nearly every test reader ended up with a unique system, that would have given even more impact to the statement “Find what works for you”.The book is a quick read and offers a very refreshing take on productivity in that it will encourage you to NOT do everything, but rather concentrate on the things that are important to you. From the perspective of your job, if you are self-employed or work for an open-minded company such as Google, this book will be most helpful. Unfortunately, some backwards thinking, “Top-down” managers will want to tell you what your priorities are and will not accept you saying no. This said the book will still be useful to help you plan your home life.
Kindle Customer –
Great actionable suggestions for taking more time to yourself.
I liked the “recipe-style” nature of this book— everyone can pull from it in ways that work uniquely for them. I also enjoyed the simplicity of their framework for how to think about your time effectively.
JR –
This book is **amazing**. First of all, the authors write it in a very light and entertaining way- I love the writing style. There are even cute illustrations. The other thing is that they give very good advice on how to disconnect from devices, prioritize what is most important, and make time for your life goals. For example, one of the authors wanted to sail to South America, and by making changes in his life with how he spent his time and what he focused his energy on, he was able to achieve that goal.The book never comes off as preachy. Instead, I would describe it as charming and self-deprecating. Reading their stories and insights is like having a wonderful conversation with a very good friend who wants to help you and is only looking out for your best interest.Highly recommend the book!(I would give 10 stars if I could.)
proca –
Einer der besten Bücher um aus dem Hamsterrad und den Zeitfressern zu entkommen. Es geht nicht darum mehr Zeit zu haben, die gibt es nicht sondern Zeit einzuteilen und sich Zeit nehmen für wichtige Dinge. Zeit für endloses Scrollen durch Social Media ersetzen mit Dingen die einem wirklich Erfüllung bringen.
Roberto Pizzignach –
This book is well written and it’s clear that the two authors experienced what they have written.The book is useful of you want to change your perspective about focus.
Abdullah –
very good book
Luiz Gustavo Moreira –
The authors make use of some simple and ordinary that can be applied in daily routines to optimize time and focus on what really matter