The acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast reveals how successful working people with families really make the most of their time. Some now consider that to be the essence of the gospel: any person who wishes to step ahead in a difficult profession must make major sacrifices. Many thinks it is doubtful that a women can have a stable family, quality time with her children, a social life, personal interests, and on top of it a good night’s sleep. Time management researcher Laura Vanderkam brings concrete facts to the discussion that will change your mind. Analysing the lives of women earning at least $100,000 a year, she compiled hour-by-hour daily records for about 3 years. And she observed some interesting trends in how these women spend their time during a typical week. Generally, these women worked less and slept more than they were thought doing before starting the study. They found room for the things that gave them joy and purpose, putting together the pieces like tiles in a mosaic without adhering to overly strict routines that would remove mobility and spontaneity. Vanderkam shows with stories of hundreds of actual people that you don’t want to give up on the things you truly want. I Know How She Does It will encourage you to create a smooth and successful life on every aspects, one hour at a time.
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Lee Cockerells led a group of 40,000 workers as Walt Disney World Resort’s Operating Executive and was responsible for the management of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 amusement parks and the ESPN Sports Center. Lee became a specialist of time management, in order to help himself and others make the most use of time. The time management techniques he has created have been acclaimed and are now available in this book.
The Pomodoro Technique puts you back in control of your day. You will use effective strategies to determine what you are going to do today to help you accomplish your goals. Once completely engaged in brief periods of concentrated action, the mind does not drift and stays focus on your objectives. Using nothing more than paper, pencil, and a basic timer to learn to work less and do better. This unique approach to timeboxing is at the heart of the Pomodoro Technique and this book is packed with advices about how to get going and how to apply it on a daily basis.
The Inefficiency Assassin introduces a time management book revolution – a way to once and for all boost profitability. The book tackles and removes any performance road block known so far. Through this guide, readers who follow the techniques and methods should never again have a problem with time management.