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royallyreading's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
I found 9 of the 21 tips particularly helpful and I'll be implementing them into my workflow. Many of the others aren't as applicable and beneficial to my personal professions.
conniek07's review against another edition
Too much stuff going on: for another time
emeraldgarnet's review against another edition
2.0
The book's title says '21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time'. While the book provides some useful advice here and there, much of the book either does not relate to procrastination/time management or, worse still, encourages procrastination.
The book assumes that people procrastinate for the same reasons and it would have been helpful to analyse the different reasons why someone might procrastinate. Tracy places great focus on organising and planning as ways to reduce procrastination. However, some people use organising and planning as methods of procrastinating because they lack the discipline to enact their plans.
Tracy also makes assumptions about his readers that are not necessarily true. For instance, he seems to think all his readers work in an office. Tracy also assumes everyone aims to work hard to support a family and ignores the fact that some people do not support families and instead want to work hard for causes like science or humanity as a whole.
Another worry is that none of the book is referenced.
If you feel that lack of organisation is holding you back then you might find this book useful. However, if you seek a broader anti-procrastination/time management tool book then I advise looking elsewhere.
The book assumes that people procrastinate for the same reasons and it would have been helpful to analyse the different reasons why someone might procrastinate. Tracy places great focus on organising and planning as ways to reduce procrastination. However, some people use organising and planning as methods of procrastinating because they lack the discipline to enact their plans.
Tracy also makes assumptions about his readers that are not necessarily true. For instance, he seems to think all his readers work in an office. Tracy also assumes everyone aims to work hard to support a family and ignores the fact that some people do not support families and instead want to work hard for causes like science or humanity as a whole.
Another worry is that none of the book is referenced.
If you feel that lack of organisation is holding you back then you might find this book useful. However, if you seek a broader anti-procrastination/time management tool book then I advise looking elsewhere.
mooncake98's review against another edition
informative
reflective
3.5
A good read and straight to the point. Definitely more orientated for office work, some of the techniques didn't translate for more creative project work.