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 reading this one (plus, if you have child who procrastinates, she has a book entitled The Procrastinating Child).  It is also excellent.

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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” (p. xxiii). And that is exactly what she provides in this book–cool ways to use technology to be more effective, efficient, safe, and productive. How could I not love this book?! Some of her ideas are fairly high-tech and others are lower tech. I’d be stunned if you read this and didn’t find at least 10 ideas to put into practice.

I recommend many other great books on my website:  http://www.meggin.com/BooksMain.php.  You’ll find a bunch related to productivity, leadership, and personal growth. 

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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. This is probably the book I have recommended to more people for a longer period of time than any other book I’ve ever read. It’s life changing.

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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 primer on time & paper management, but is more for the person who has some systems working and is ready for something more. I have listened to his seminars on tape as well and while his delivery can be somewhat irritating to some people (and I’m sure people say that about me, too), his content is powerful. You may want to sign up for his electronic newsletter www.gettingthingsdone.com. There are myriad tips and reinforcements that he and his consultants provide each time the e-zine comes out.  

David Allen has become an icon of sorts because of his GTD terminology…and he has a huge fan base.  I’m in that group, too. 

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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 shelf and right into your hands because if you want to be more productive, then I promise you will find ideas within the covers of this book that you can use immediately. She presents workable ideas for meetings, delegating, planning your day, handling paperwork, and more. It’s paperback, inexpensive, and worth getting and reading today!

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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 and thinker.  Now that he’s started his own company, he is building an empire to keep propelling the strengths movement ahead.  This book is an excellent read, you get to take a strengths assessment, and it has super nifty tools included (Love it and Loathe it cards, for example).  HIGHLY recommended to be part of your library.

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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. 

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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 try to make his point because if he tip-toed around it, most of us wouldn’t get it. By pushing so hard (beyond what I am comfortable with, anyway), I got part of his points, which may have been his point after all. Worth reading.

I also recently heard an interview he did with Michael Bungay Stanier (http://www.boxofcrayons.biz/) and it was quite good, too (Jensen was interviewed by Stanier). 

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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 it a book for everyone, but I included it because the title may intrigue you such that you decide to try it on for size.

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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, but I’m not sure what they are.  Anyway, are you aware of any specials they offer which may be worth signing up for?  Also, do you know of any other sites similar to Amazon that may be better for purchasing books or other items we may need for our type of business? 

I’m pretty dedicated to amazon although sometimes I do order from Barnes & Noble.  Part of what has made me use Amazon almost exclusively is their Amazon Prime program.  You pay only $79 per year and then everything is shipped 2nd day.  Plus, if you want to upgrade to overnight, it’s only $3.99.  I figure I saved **way** more than $79 in shipping this past year…plus, it’s pretty much for anything I order shipped to anywhere (book-wise, that is).  So when I order the books for others in my workshops or mentoring programs, I have them shipped right from Amazon–you get them in 2 days and it’s much cheaper than what I used to do which was have them shipped here, then we packaged them up and sent them out.  So, it’s worth it, to me.

Lots of people like half.com…I just never have really used it, although others rave about it.

If you find other good offers, please post in the comment section.