Posted on July 27th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Emmett, Rita. The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing it Now.
Until I read Following Through, this was the only book I ever recommended as helpful for procrastination. It’s small, concise, and practical. What more could I ask for? A number of her suggestions & techniques have “gotten me off the dime.” Don’t put off [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Trapani, Gina. Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day.
A hacker is “Someone who solves a problem in a clever or non-obvious way. A lifehacker uses workarounds and shortcuts to overcome everyday difficulties of the modern worker: an interrupt-driven existence of too much to do and too many distractions to keep you from doing it” [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Buckingham, Marcus & Donald O. Clifton. Now, Discover Your Strengths.
I cannot recommend this book enough (although I have given it my best shot over the years!). I appreciate their research-based philosophy that we need to spend our time, energy, efforts, and lives doing what we do best and helping those around us do the same. [...]
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Posted on June 15th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Allen, David. Getting Things Done, The Art of Stressfree Productivity
The minute Amazon.com alerted me to this book (pretty much the day it came out) and I saw the title, I bought it – and that was YEARS ago. I was ready for it and it has made a huge difference for me. It’s not a [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Morgenstern, Julie. Never Check E-Mail in the Morning (And Other Unexpected Strategies for Making Your Work Life Work).
Morgenstern originally published this book under the title Making Work Work, and then realized that the provocative phrase “Never Check Email in the Morning” would make her book fly off the shelves. It should fly off the [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Buckingham, Marcus, GO Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance.
Marcus Buckingham is the face of the strengths movement (and yes, it’s a handsome face). His earlier books that he wrote while with the Gallup Organization helped propel him to rock star status. Plus, he’s a fabulous speaker and communicator [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Hallowell, Edward, CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Handling Your Fast-Paced Life.
I recommend this book on a consistent basis – in my workshops for university faculty and also in the “Just Whelmed” emails (www.JustWhelmed.com). It’s a powerful read, I promise.
If you love having books arrive FAST, be sure to sign up for [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Jensen, Bill. The Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways to Accomplish Less and More.
Are you kidding me? How could I not buy this book? And, I loved it even though I disagreed with portions of it. I gained a number of very useable ideas and appreciate the author’s irreverent style. He is pushing hard to [...]
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Posted on May 6th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Paul, Marilyn. It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Keys: The Seven-Step Path to Becoming Truly Organized.
This book wins the award for best title. I also like the book because the author has a Ph.D. and “gets” that aspect of people’s lives.
It is not an easy read nor is [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
A question that came in from a Life of E’s member:
I will be purchasing many books this coming year. I have already bought a number of books from Amazon.com. I have seen different offers from them where you pay a yearly fee and then get free shipping (for example). I’ve seen other promotions from them, [...]
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