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Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management
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Product Description
Mark Forster's book "Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play" took an entirely new approach to time management. One of his most important points was that once we have taken on a commitment, prioritising does not work because we need to do everything relating to that commitment. In the six years since he wrote the book as he has reached thousands of people through writing, seminars and coaching, he has continued to develop and refine his methods . He has now perfected even more effective methods of getting everything done through the introduction of some radical new ideas, including closed lists, the manyana principle and the "will do" list. He is brilliant at helping people to use new forms of communication effectively so that they do not become a tyrant. The result is a complete system which will enable almost anyone to complete one day's work in one day.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1562 in Books
- Published on: 2006-07-20
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Editorial Reviews
Observer January 06
One of the Top Ten Life Coaches in the United Kingdom
Synopsis
Mark Forster's book "Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play" took an entirely new approach to time management. One of his most important points was that once we have taken on a commitment, prioritising does not work because we need to do everything relating to that commitment. In the six years since he wrote the book as he has reached thousands of people through writing, seminars and coaching, he has continued to develop and refine his methods . He has now perfected even more effective methods of getting everything done through the introduction of some radical new ideas, including closed lists, the manyana principle and the "will do" list. He is brilliant at helping people to use new forms of communication effectively so that they do not become a tyrant. The result is a complete system which will enable almost anyone to complete one day's work in one day.
About the Author
Mark Forster is full-time life coach. He frequently runs workshops and seminars specialising in time management.
Customer Reviews
It works! Give it a go!
What a great concept. - this book was recommneded to me by a colleague who is having some business coaching. She is on the most highly effective and capable people I know, so when she told me about this book and suggested I read it, I took her advice seriously. I was surprised by the title as it seem to go against most of what I have read before about prioritising and not putting things off. Well all I can say is that I have tried it and it works! I like his closed list concept and some of his "how to fool yourself" concepts too. I never thought I would be recommending a book that says that, but "success breeds success". Therefore create any way to be successful and then you will become more successful. So go for the little things and build up to more. I have found it brings more joy when you do what Mark suggests and then the fun begins. I have had numerous "to do lists" and they are rapidly disappearing!
Disappointing if you do a service-oriented job
After reading all the amazing praise for this book I bought it immediately, but I have to say that upon reading it I was slightly puzzled as to why everyone had been raving about it. I can only guess that these people are devoted fans since reading his previous work, as I found that the book was lacking for my purposes.
I did pick up some good tips, such as the use of a task diary rather than a to-do-list, and the tips on filing systems were good. The book also made me question whether I really wanted to 'commit'to many of the tasks I burden myself with, after which I decided that many of them aren't really that important.
However, my major problem with this book is the main concept of doing everything tomorrow. I think this idea would probably work fine if you work from home or by yourself in an office, and find that procrastination is a problem. If you do a more service-oriented job like mine though, I don't think you will find the information is very applicable. He does admit this at one point in the book, but doesn't offer much alternative advice if this is the case. For this reason I found most of the book pretty useless.
I also have to admit that I found his writing style pretty boring, he seems to spend most of the first half of the book telling you what he is going to tell you later in the book, then recapping everything at every possible opportuntity. It felt like reading an undergraduate dissertation!
great book, advice that works
Picked this book up over a weekend and its had a massive impact on my organization, really useful advise which is refreshing and looks at the source of the problem. Its also well written and easy to digest
The book goes beyond simple tricks and techniques for sorting things out and assess all of your time, with realism and a understanding of free time
