Organise Yourself

by John Caunt

Many people find it hard to get on top of their workload. They constantly bounce from one task to another and struggle to prioritize, which can have a serious impact on productivity."Organise Yourself" helps readers develop effective organizational skills and dramatically improve the way they work. It contains tips on seeing through complex problems, building positive workplace habits, avoiding information overload, overcoming distractions and interruptions, organizing work space and filing systems, making effective use of technology, and coping with the challenges of working from home.

Genres: Business, Self Help

Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Dannii Elle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I rarely gravitate towards self-improvement style reads to find something new, but I do enjoy the experience of revisiting known information and the productive boost this gives me. This short audiobook measured in at just over four hours and I listened to the entire thing on two dog walks. The contents were concise, straight-forward, and neatly categorised but, as it continued, I found it heavily focused on improving the everyday life of office workers and those in the business sector which was of little use to me, personally.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

My goal in reading this book was to find ways to organize my life in both personal and work dimensions, but the real emphasis was on the personal dimension. To that end, the first half of this book was immensely helpful to me, and will be just as helpful to those who take the time to complete the activities and to honestly answer the questions that Caunt asks us to ask ourselves.

Having said that, the second half is where the book fell apart for me, mainly because the scenarios and advice it presented were more heavily (and understandably) geared towards workplace situations as opposed to general life situations. Also, the technological advice was meant to speak to both complete computer novices as well as people well-versed in computers, but it ended up being too basic and simplistic for me as someone who works on the computer all of the time.

Overall, those who are looking for solutions to workplace disorganization will probably find the book more helpful in its entirety. Those who are looking for personal solutions would be better off sticking to Chapters 1 through 4.

[Frederik · Rating 2 out of 5]

Un autre "self-help book" qui donne des conceils pas trop mauvais aux fonctionnaires désorganisés de ce monde. Et moi, j'en fais partie.

[Rabia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good initial methods for organisation, however all the other methods seem to be very vague and basic, not much help after chapter 7