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Taming the Work Week

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Useful guide. I liked the approach of the author by simplifying the concepts in less to 50 pages to get productive by changing wrong life patterns and overworking for nothing. With less than 50 page, the author helps the reader to be more productive and enjoy life.

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An okay read. Almost all of the tips and productivity hacks were already common knowledge that you wouldn't need to buy a book for. Good for anyone starting out on the career ladder and don't have much experience in a full time job but not for me personally.

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I went into this somewhat skeptical, but while not exactly novel it's still actually all very good advice. Even as someone who would laugh in your face if you suggested I work a 60 hour week, there's always room for improvement. In fact, I finished this wondering if I could get all my colleagues as psyched up about the idea of just working *better*, with a bit more scheduling and time management!

That said, this is an excellent blog post, rather than worthy of being called a 'book'. Still, I do appreciate the lack of pointless padding which most people in this kind of publishing are wont to do. So yes: recommended, but only if you're willing to put in a little work to make an actual change.

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I like how the author does not promise the approach to be a panacea - I think too many self-help books make these promises and don't deliver. This short book has actionable tips on understanding how you are using your time, with recommendations on how to go about modifying that to be more effective. While some of the information was not new to me, as I've read several productivity books before, there were a few new tips that I will use.

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I found this short article really interesting. Whilst some of the information wasn’t new to me, it was presented in a thought provoking way that made me consider my own working habits. It would be useful for either office-based or self-employed workers and is a very quick read.

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I really wanted to like this, as along with a lot of people I'm a bit of a procrastinator. There were a few good tips for breaking up a work load, but it could have done with being fleshed out a bit more. It's a good starting point and had some good recommendations at the end for further reading.

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The ebook cannot be opened on ADE. Aldiko allows me to open it but all I see is black pages.

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I would recommend it as an article but not a book due to the very short length. The concepts are well written but Just too short.

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It has a lot of interesting and useful tips how to better manage your time, creating the right balance between work and personal life. I completely agree with the author that there are many situations when the time in the office is rather spent rather creating more problems than finding solutions. Therefore, creating healthy working habits, focused on what people can effectively do, instead of billing the extra hours is a matter of priority. Unfortunately, it is only an article and would have love more examples and techniques for various situations, especially in project management.

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