Keeping It Straight [Kindle Edition]

Patrick Rhone (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Patrick's writing is like warm butter on dry toast. Each page is full of musings and personal discoveries from Patrick's life that will make you think about how you're spending your time and energy, and, more importantly, it will make you think about what priorities are most important in your own life."

- Shawn Blanc

"Fans of David Allen's 'Getting Things Done' will instantly embrace Patrick Rhone's work. Patrick offers the "Why" to GTD's "How"."

- Randy Murray

Product Description

Life, living, can be complex. There's work, family, and that big bucket of everything else. Hectic doesn't come close to defining the pace of modern life. And yet within this whirlwind it's often the simple things that bring us the greatest joy — if we could only find them in the clutter of our lives. It may not be necessary to give it all up and live in a cave, but it can sometimes seem like a good idea.

What can you do? Take a moment and think about you, me, and everything else.

Keeping It Straight is Patrick Rhone's very personal meditation on his own life and experiences. His clear insights identify the jumble and distractions of life today and offer simple and useful advice on how to discover and focus on what really matters. This collection of short essays is filled with clear, direct, and useful observations on productivity, life, and living.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 149 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004YR6PXG
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,758 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Patrick is a Writer, Editor, and Technology Consultant living in Saint Paul, MN. Through his work, he tells stories and explores ideas about living a life of mindfulness, compassion, introspection, and truth. He is the author of Keeping It Straight - You, Me, & Everything Else, published by First Today Press and available at http://keepingitstraightbook.com.

Published work also includes:

Foreword for "iPad Means Business" by Julio Ojeda-Zapata and available at http://ipadmeans.biz.

Technical Editor for "Teach Yourself Basecamp in Ten Minutes" by Patrice-Anne Rutledge http://patricerutledge.com/books/basecamp

Patrick's online work can be primarily found at:

patrickrhone.com
minimalmac.com
therandompost.com
practicalopacity.com

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fnice treat for the brain and the soul, May 3, 2011

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A. Pinaud (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeping It Straight (Kindle Edition)

Yesterday I had the pleasure to read his new book, Keeping it Straight. The book was release on May 3rd, and it's a series of 48 essays divided in three sets, You, Me and Everything Else.

From the Book:
"- You - Ideas and observations that I hope will resonate with and inspire you (as they do me)
- Me - Stories and revelations that are specific to me (but also may apply to you)
- Everything Else - How to handle some of the other necessities and detritus of life (that is meant for both you an me"

The book is an honest treat to read, the only thing I regret wasn't have a hot cocoa to read it even slower and enjoy it even more, but don't worry, I have plans to re-read many of the chapters this weekend.

In case you don't take my word for it, and need something in advance, let me take from the book this golden nugget: "The Three most important productivity tools: trash Can, delete key, and the word "no"."

Thanks Patrick for such nice book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quick Read, May 10, 2011

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morgrar - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Keeping It Straight (Kindle Edition)

Patrick Rhone's writing style is so easy to absorb and fully relate to. It's the simple things. It's the quick and common sense things that everyone generally forget about. Patrick's series of essays brings those gaps into order and reminds us to take a step back, and really breathe and take a look at our immediate surroundings. Some may think this is a 'self-help' book, but think of it more of a friendly reminder of all things that we should be doing no matter what our normal schedules look like. It's a quick read, well worth diving into, and reading over and over.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patrick's Best, May 11, 2011

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jasonechols - See all my reviews

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Having read great, thought provoking, web content from Patrick for several years, I was not surprised at all by the quality of Keeping It Straight. Patrick's candid and honest style makes this book an easy read.

Patrick's experiences give him a unique perspective on his life and the things he does.

I was especially moved by the "Me" section. In it, Patrick is very candid and transparent about the some of the people and experiences that have shaped him, and have true meaning in his life. It is a great opportunity to get a feel for what makes him who he is.

Though I have never met Patrick face-to-face, I have spent enough time interacting with him directly to know that the words in Keeping It Straight are from his heart, and well represent the things he values.

To borrow an oft-used phrase from Patrick's Minimal Mac site that applies well here...

This is..."What we believe in".

Well done, my friend...well done.