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"Hallowell, known for his work with children and adults, now identifies the underlying reasons why people really lose their ability to focus at work -- where many of today's adults feel distracted and unproductive. He explains why commonly offered solutions like 'learn to manage your time better' or 'make a to-do list' just don't work because they don't address the deeper, underlying issues of mental distraction"--
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241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"A practical guide to managing your attention--the most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful life Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains struggle to multitask. Despite this, we feel compelled to do so anyway while we fill each moment of our lives to the brim with mindless distraction. Hyperfocus provides profound insights into how you can...
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xxix, 257 pages ; 22 cm
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"For anyone who's sick of letting to-do lists dictate their time, Laura Vanderkam, the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, shares nine strategies for reclaiming your hours. Do you find yourself hoping that someday, life will be less hectic? One day, you say, you'll finally have time for the activities that you love -- writing that book, completing that triathlon, traveling with friends. But if the COVID-19 pandemic...
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viii, 241 pages : charts ; 24 cm
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"Most people don't work with time, they work against time. But how you spend your time is everything. This book is not about how to do XXX number of things within X hours or about turning you into a productivity machine. This book is about time well spent. This book is about protecting and mastering your most precious asset, from an entrepreneur who built a company to 10 million users with no outside funding. Automate Your Busy Work requires you to...
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viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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The revolutionary project management system that transformed how the tech industry works, now translated and explained for the broader business world. For those who believe that there must be a more efficient way for people to get things done, Scrum pioneer Jeff Sutherland offers a thought provoking book about the management process that is changing the way we work.
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vii, 294 pages ; 26 cm
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"Meeting a huge demand, Peg Dawson and Richard Guare (authors of the bestselling Smart but Scattered books focusing on kids and teens) now provide a state of the art resource specifically geared to adults. Drs. Dawson and Guare offer expert guidance for boosting executive skills -- the core brain based abilities needed to get more done with less stress. Readers will be drawn in by realistic examples, self quizzes, and science based tools for strengthening...
30) The productivity project: accomplishing more by managing your time, attention, and energy better
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viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Chris Bailey has been fascinated with the subject of productivity since he was a teenager. While pursuing his business degree in college, he researched every paper and read every book available on the topic. After graduation, he embarked on a year long productivity project, interviewing many of the world's foremost gurus in the field, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen, while conducting a series of productivity experiements on himself, from getting...
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xix, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"New York Times bestselling author and sales-performance trainer Rory Vaden brings his high-energy approach and can-do spirit to the most nagging problem in our professional lives: stalled productivity. Millions are overworked, organizationally challenged, or have a motivation issue that's holding them back. Vaden presents a simple yet powerful paradigm that will set readers free to do their best work--on time and without stress and anxiety"--
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"Building a work-life balance continues to be a growing challenge, as technology breaks down the physical boundaries between home and the office. Curating Your Life offers a new approach for business leaders looking for success at work and satisfaction at home"--
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xiv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Do you ever wonder where your day went? Or daydream about activities you'll get to "someday"? Knapp and Zeratsky share their tactics for a four-step daily framework that you can use to systematically re-design your days. Highlight, Laser, Energize, Reflect. You may not be able to add more hours to your day -- but you can learn to make your life your own, day by day. -- adapted from jacket.
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xxiv, 229 pages ; 20 cm
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"If you're looking to clean up but not clean out, if you want to declutter but don't want to throw out eighty percent of your stuff, if you want to be able to find matching socks in the morning but don't want a color-coded sock drawer, you've come to the right place. Organized Enough offers a groundbreaking, science-driven method for getting--and staying--organized. Amanda Sullivan's proven approach will teach you the lifelong habits of the organized,...
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viii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"We live in a culture where most of us suffer from feeling "time poor": the feeling of sprinting from morning to night-stressing over too much to do and not enough time to do it. Cassie Holmes has made this question her life's work: How do we optimally spend our time so that we feel satisfied in the day-to-day and with life overall? With clear, actionable advice from how to be confident in choosing how to spend your time, to how to sidestep distractions...
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xx, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"In Extreme Productivity, Pozen reveals the secrets to workplace productivity and high performance. His book is for anyone feeling overwhelmed by an existing workload-facing myriad competing demands and multiple time-sensitive projects. Offering antidotes to a calendar full of boring meetings and a backlog of e-mails, Extreme Productivity explains how to determine your highest priorities and match them with how you actually spend your time.
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256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Help Your Kids with Study Skills is a unique step-by-step visual guide with invaluable advice on how to support your child's classwork, homework, and revision, with effective study methods that suit a range of learning styles for the third grade level and beyond.From exploring your child's preferred learning approach to using mind maps, flow charts, and mnemonic devices to handling test preparation and exam-day anxiety, this guide can help you place...
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