60-Second Organizer: Sixty Solid Techniques for Beating Chaos at Home and at Work [Paperback]

Jeffrey P. Davidson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2004

The 60 Second Organizer is an easy-to-read, enjoyable, effective guide to taming the paper tiger and tackling the stress and chaos of disorganization. The author offers sixty solid techniques - one for each minute of the hour - for getting and staying organized at home and at work. Among the sixty immediately applicable techniques:- Start simply; Defeat perfectionism; Reward thyself; Track progress; Organise spaces strategically; Be productive on public transportation; Each part gives readers easily digestible tips for streamlining their lives and maintaining order at their desks, the office, at home, in the car and places in-between. The 60 Second Organizer is a motivational jump-start to drop the excuses and get organized.

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About the Author

Jeff Davidson is the author of many self-help books. He is a professional speaker and can be found on the website www.breathingspace.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (October 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593371055
• ISBN-13: 978-1593371050
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reorganizing My Mind, June 20, 2005

By 

Warren Farrell "Author" (Carlsbad, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 60-Second Organizer: Sixty Solid Techniques for Beating Chaos at Home and at Work (Paperback)

Sometimes, when I am trying to concentrate on a project, out of the

corner of my eye, I notice something on my desk related to another project.

I start dwelling on this other task and I get distracted from my work. As

Jeff Davidson will explain, it is not the other task that creates the delay,

but the meandering and lack of focus that steers me away. Lack of

organization costs me time and mental energy.

Reading the 60 Second Organizer reorganized my mind in preparation

for cleaning up my desk. The time I spent reading Jeff's advice prepared my

mind for reorganizing in the same way that stretching prepares my body for

tennis. This is the way Jeff approaches organizing - as an exercise in

control, efficiency, and peace of mind.

When you read the 60 Second Organizer, you'll learn how each of the

60 tips -- one for each second in the minute -- can help you restore order

to any area of your life whether, it be your desk, car, or kitchen table.

If one tip can't get you moving, you can easily and quickly flip to one that

will. In seconds, you'll pick up a nugget or two and find yourself on the

path to reclaiming your life.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick answers, April 1, 2005

By 

April Hughes "JeepGirl" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60-Second Organizer: Sixty Solid Techniques for Beating Chaos at Home and at Work (Paperback)

I like this book more than some others that I've read on the topic of organization because it's short, it's not loaded up with a lot of text, and you can get answers in a hurry. I have trouble all the time with things stacking up and then all of them becoming more of a burden than they had been individually. This books shows you how to break up piles and break through logjams of all kinds of stuff you have to do. I think this would make a good gift book as well.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sixty Solid Ideas to Drive Chaos from Your Life, August 6, 2007

By 

Craig L. Howe "The Pointed Pundit" (Darien, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 60-Second Organizer: Sixty Solid Techniques for Beating Chaos at Home and at Work (Paperback)

This book fell upon my desk at an advantageous time. If I been busier, it may have gotten lost in the clutter.

Instead, I read it. In fact, I was inspired. Jeff Davidson did me a huge favor writing it. Easy to read; hard to forget; easy to implement, his 60 ideas for eliminating clutter and chaos from your life provided me with a motivational jumpstart to re-organizing my office.

I have read many books on organization. Davidson's included several ideas that were new to me. Several, I had never considered or even contemplated. The book is worth every penny you will pay for it.

But beware, if you are like me, you will find yourself at your local home improvement store spending many multiples more than its cover price on book shelves and other organizational tools.