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Blinkist - Get your shit together by Sarah Knight (2 Jan 2019)​

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Blinkist - 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time by Jeremie Kubicek, Steve Cockram (7 Jan 2019)​

  • First gear - when you fully rest and recharge (Learning to recharge)
  • Second gear - when you connect with family or friends without the involvement of work (Connecting deeply)
  • Third gear - when you are socializing (Why being social matters)
  • Fourth gear - when you are working and multitasking (Leading in the task world)
  • Fifth gear - when you are fully focused and 'in the zone,' working without interruption (In the Zone)
  • Reverse - Being responsive in a resistant world

Blinkist - Great at Work by Morten T. Hansen​

How top performers do less, work better, and achieve more

  • Mastering your own work
    • Do less, then obsess
      • Choosing a few priorities
      • Dedicating your efforts toward excelling at them
    • Redesign your work
      • Start with a value not with a goal
    • Don't just learn, loop
      • Micro-behavior is a small, concrete action you take on a daily basis to improve a skill. The action shouldn't take more than fifteen minutes to perform and review, and it should have a clear impact on skill development.
    • P-squared (Passion and Purpose)
  • Mastering working with others
    • Forceful champions
    • Fight and unite
      • Fight - On a meeting, maximize a team debate
      • Unite - Commit to decision at the end of meeting, because best idea wins
    • The two sins of collaboration
  • Master your work-life

168 Hours By Laura Vanderkam​

You Have More Time Than You Think

  • You're not too busy -- you're just not in control of your time.
    • Instead of thinking, "I'm too busy," you should ask, "Is that a priority?" If it isn't, simply let it go.
  • To live a fulfilling life, focus on your core competencies.
  • Choosing a job that uses your core competencies energizes your entire life.
    • "Any 'work' that is not advancing you towards the professional life you want should not count as work. It is wasted time."
  • To become time-rich you must control your work calendar.
    • Create habit of excusing yourself from meetings. If you realize a meeting isn't relevant to you, and it's a waste of your time, you should leave. And that time would be better spent pursuing activities that advance your career.
  • To achieve a career breakthrough, combine strategy with story.
    • "There's a lot of randomness in the universe, but truly lucky people recognize that fairy godmothers are lazy."
  • You can improve your relationships with your children by focusing on your core competencies.
    • If you both love swimming, schedule regular trips to the local pool. A love of music might mean singing together.
  • Outsource housework that doesn't align with your core competencies.
  • Plan your leisure time to increase its value.
  • Actionable advice: Win family time by creating a mini night shift.
    • Working parents often find it difficult to spend time with their children during the week. Overcome this by blocking out 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in your calendar every weeknight -- and view this as sacred family time. Counter your shorter day at the office by working from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. a few nights a week. By doing this, you'll maximize your time together while the kids are still awake. Otherwise, you're more likely to waste your evening leisure time in front of the TV.

The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi​

Embrace what matters, ditch what doesn't, and get stuff done

  • What's in it for me? Learn how to focus on the things that actually matter
  • Being a perfectionist is exhausting and lonely -- but there is another way
  • Real transformation happens in small steps
  • Making fixed decisions can bring calm and focus
  • You can defuse stressful situations with a little planning
  • Introducing a few simple rules can transform your home
  • In order to discover what's important to you, you'll need to take some time out
  • We can't escape difficult situations, but we can change how we respond to them
  • We need to become our own best friends -- and then allow other people in

Blinkist - The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran​

Get more done in 12 weeks than others do in 12 months

Plan around a 12-week period, execute tasks and radically improve results