Time Management: Proven Techniques for Making Every Minute Count [Paperback]

Richard Walsh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2008

Are you a slave to your to-do list? At the end of the day, is your list longer than when you started? Are you awash in a sea of sticky notes and memos?

Stop! Instead of listing your important tasks, schedule them with a start time and end time. This will help you create a mini-plan for each task, and a workable, productive agenda for your day.

This is just one tip from Time Management, Second Edition. And there's more-a lot more. You'll learn how to:

Distinguish between the important and the urgent
• Say "No" and avoid time-wasting tasks
• Delegate for greater productivity
• Communicate more effectively
• Understand the many time-management software programs available
• Cope with stress

This book provides both a framework for building a personal time philosophy and the real-world tips and techniques for becoming more efficient and productive.

You have more time than you think. Time Management, Second EditionRichard Walsh is a publishing professional who specializes in career books. He edits the annual National JobBank. He lives in Boston.

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About the Author

Richard Walsh is a publishing professional who specialises in career books. He edits the annual National JobBank. He lives outside Boston, MA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 2 edition (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159869765X
• ISBN-13: 978-1598697650
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lacks unique traits, August 25, 2008

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Maxim Masiutin (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time Management: Proven Techniques for Making Every Minute Count (Paperback)

This book, although covers all aspects of time management, lacks liveliness, energy and vivid examples.

In addition to this book, I highly recommend "First Things First" and "7 Habit of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey, "Getting Things Done" by David Allen, and "Time Drive" by Gleb Arkhangelsky.

A distinct feature of this book is the chapter about time management software, but this chapter is very brief.

In this book, you will learn to:
- Distinguish between the important and the urgent - this is the essence of time management, and more skillfully described in "First Things First" by Stephen R. Covey, as well as in virtually all books related to time management;
- The power to say "No" - this is also a major issue in all time management books, and is very well covered in "7 Habit of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey;
- Delegate - I recommend the book "Leadership without easy answers" by Ronald Heifetz on this issue;
- Communicate more effectively - please refer to "Never Check E-Mail In the Morning" by Julie Morgenstern and "The Hamster Revolution" by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, Tim Burress, and Ken Blanchard;
- Cope with stress - please refer to the books by Deepak Chopra on this issue.