What do you think?
Rate this book
Organization: The Key To Success: Includes Tips On How To Be Successful In Life With Organization
Did you ever wonder exactly when the world became hectic? Look around you. People are constantly on the move, always looking for something to do, as if stillness is a sin. Cars go to and fro, whirring past puzzled faces of people trying to figure out “What’s next?” The city buzzes with the onslaught of metal machines, relentlessly producing, correcting, and destroying everything in sight. It’s a warzone out there. Do you know when it all started?
Do not worry if you do not have an answer, nobody does. We all just woke up one day to a pandemonium of sorts. We felt obliged to keep up. We felt that it was our responsibility to keep the world moving, if not make it move faster. Unfortunately, by doing so, we forget that every move we make leaves traces – trash, clutter, confusion, and panic. As we try to keep up with the steadily increasing pace of our movement (of which we do not know the conductor), we lead ourselves to a state of restlessness. Peace has become a nuisance, relaxation has become a luxury. We forget that our minds and bodies are not powered by coal or oil. At the end of each day, we look at our messy desktops and think, “Well, I know where everything is” only to start panicking the next day because we cannot find a pertinent file amongst the pile of clutter we left for ourselves. It is frustrating. It is tiring. It is the kind of life that we live nowadays.
There isn’t any way to change the tempo of the world’s music. It flows as it should. You would be surprised to know that all the stress and fatigue that you are experiencing now are not results of how fast the world is going. It is the way that we run that slows us down. It’s not all about ‘keeping up’, you see. It is about making sure that you run without having to pick trash along the way. It is about running on a paved road, not through a jungle of clutter where you get cut by things that you yourself hoarded. It is about organizing everything around you, so that you may run freely without tripping on your own troubles. If you run smoothly on a paved road, you will be able to keep up with everything without even having to rush. It can be done. All you need is to know how you can clear your track.
This book is all about making sure that you run your life smoothly. The key to having a successful life is to ensure that you live it productively, without compromising your health and inner peace. Proper organisation and management will help you achieve a stress-free, productive and peaceful life. The 12 steps listed in this book will be your guide in getting more things done without stressing yourself out.
The first few chapters will be about the things that prevent you from having a relaxed life – clutter and procrastination. Then, you will learn about the main concepts underlying organisation and management. After that, you will be introduce to the 12 Steps to Organise Your Life – a guide on organised living.
Don't miss this chance to become a more successful person!
Don’t lose any more time…
Do not worry if you do not have an answer, nobody does. We all just woke up one day to a pandemonium of sorts. We felt obliged to keep up. We felt that it was our responsibility to keep the world moving, if not make it move faster. Unfortunately, by doing so, we forget that every move we make leaves traces – trash, clutter, confusion, and panic. As we try to keep up with the steadily increasing pace of our movement (of which we do not know the conductor), we lead ourselves to a state of restlessness. Peace has become a nuisance, relaxation has become a luxury. We forget that our minds and bodies are not powered by coal or oil. At the end of each day, we look at our messy desktops and think, “Well, I know where everything is” only to start panicking the next day because we cannot find a pertinent file amongst the pile of clutter we left for ourselves. It is frustrating. It is tiring. It is the kind of life that we live nowadays.
There isn’t any way to change the tempo of the world’s music. It flows as it should. You would be surprised to know that all the stress and fatigue that you are experiencing now are not results of how fast the world is going. It is the way that we run that slows us down. It’s not all about ‘keeping up’, you see. It is about making sure that you run without having to pick trash along the way. It is about running on a paved road, not through a jungle of clutter where you get cut by things that you yourself hoarded. It is about organizing everything around you, so that you may run freely without tripping on your own troubles. If you run smoothly on a paved road, you will be able to keep up with everything without even having to rush. It can be done. All you need is to know how you can clear your track.
This book is all about making sure that you run your life smoothly. The key to having a successful life is to ensure that you live it productively, without compromising your health and inner peace. Proper organisation and management will help you achieve a stress-free, productive and peaceful life. The 12 steps listed in this book will be your guide in getting more things done without stressing yourself out.
The first few chapters will be about the things that prevent you from having a relaxed life – clutter and procrastination. Then, you will learn about the main concepts underlying organisation and management. After that, you will be introduce to the 12 Steps to Organise Your Life – a guide on organised living.
Don't miss this chance to become a more successful person!
Don’t lose any more time…
25 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 6, 2016
2 people are currently reading
6 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
June 30, 2016
Starts with the premise that being properly organized will help us easily keep up with the insane tempo of modern life without stressing out. This book also deals with procrastination as a related issue.
There's some writing problems. "We have so much stuff around us than we admit" - probably means "... much more stuff...". And "...have so much 'other' things" instead of "...so many 'other'...". Says "...rewards areas that it need to function.." - instead of "...it needs to function..." Fear is probably meant for ear in "For ear of comprising..". Clearly "of" for "f" is intended in "...in front f you..." Another is "to your goals" when towards or for is meant. Verb tense changes abruptly for no discernible reason at least twice. There's some more problems like these, an editor needs to take another pass at it.
I had an issue with some of the things the author instructed me to accept, such as there's no need to fear losing people or things if you manage yourself properly. As someone that's lost a terrifying number of people to death, most not expected (started when I was young), I do fear losing people. I have more dead friends than alive ones. I have lost important things, some of which are extremely necessary and not particularly replaceable even though I haven't done anything to cause these losses. I know other people with varying degrees of similar difficulties. It's not an "imaginary" threat-the author's word- in these cases. I'm 15 months into fighting to get one of these things back. Trust me, that's not imaginary stress particularly because this thing holds singular importance to my quality of life and no other alternative has been found.
I also took issue with this idea - "If you back out of an endeavor simply because you deem it too risky, do not expect that you will ever move forward." It seems this is another "imaginary" stressor. Sometimes it becomes evident that an endeavor is, in fact, too risky and the most prudent course if action is to back out. For instance, you find out that the brokerage firm you recently signed up with is now the target of a serious fraud investigation by the government. Or you learn the start-up that offered you a job has just had a massive reshuffling of the board and a dramatic change in direction. Or you learn that the company or charity you work for or give to has been engaging in unethical practices. The way forward is not to blindly ignore risk and charge ahead until things blow up in your face, instead you need to be willing to change lanes when you receive pertinent info.
His steps to organization break down if you have a job or role that requires you to be responsive to people in real time. Even if you can set up a procedure for contact to minimize disruption (there's no guidance in this book as to how to do that) you have to re-evaluate what to do throughout the day based on their needs. This can require you to abandon a task because another, more urgent task has arisen. We're not always solely the ones driving what we do - we have to allow for family, bosses and colleagues to impact our day. We may be able to carve out blocks of time to follow the steps, but the author wants you to live your whole work day and potentially personal life (apart from periodic breaks primarily to go to the bathroom and eat with a couple hours to unwind) this way.
The author biography at the end describes him having a background in nutrition and recipes but doesn't explain his interest or background for organizational skills. I was hoping for more from this book. There's some basic advice that granted some people don't know but this is not "the ultimate guide to organization" promised by the title. There's some basic advice on clutter that people might find helpful. I was hoping for more concrete tips on organization than essentially broad basics on how to make a task list and stick to it. I received this at a free or discounted rate in exchange for my honest review.
There's some writing problems. "We have so much stuff around us than we admit" - probably means "... much more stuff...". And "...have so much 'other' things" instead of "...so many 'other'...". Says "...rewards areas that it need to function.." - instead of "...it needs to function..." Fear is probably meant for ear in "For ear of comprising..". Clearly "of" for "f" is intended in "...in front f you..." Another is "to your goals" when towards or for is meant. Verb tense changes abruptly for no discernible reason at least twice. There's some more problems like these, an editor needs to take another pass at it.
I had an issue with some of the things the author instructed me to accept, such as there's no need to fear losing people or things if you manage yourself properly. As someone that's lost a terrifying number of people to death, most not expected (started when I was young), I do fear losing people. I have more dead friends than alive ones. I have lost important things, some of which are extremely necessary and not particularly replaceable even though I haven't done anything to cause these losses. I know other people with varying degrees of similar difficulties. It's not an "imaginary" threat-the author's word- in these cases. I'm 15 months into fighting to get one of these things back. Trust me, that's not imaginary stress particularly because this thing holds singular importance to my quality of life and no other alternative has been found.
I also took issue with this idea - "If you back out of an endeavor simply because you deem it too risky, do not expect that you will ever move forward." It seems this is another "imaginary" stressor. Sometimes it becomes evident that an endeavor is, in fact, too risky and the most prudent course if action is to back out. For instance, you find out that the brokerage firm you recently signed up with is now the target of a serious fraud investigation by the government. Or you learn the start-up that offered you a job has just had a massive reshuffling of the board and a dramatic change in direction. Or you learn that the company or charity you work for or give to has been engaging in unethical practices. The way forward is not to blindly ignore risk and charge ahead until things blow up in your face, instead you need to be willing to change lanes when you receive pertinent info.
His steps to organization break down if you have a job or role that requires you to be responsive to people in real time. Even if you can set up a procedure for contact to minimize disruption (there's no guidance in this book as to how to do that) you have to re-evaluate what to do throughout the day based on their needs. This can require you to abandon a task because another, more urgent task has arisen. We're not always solely the ones driving what we do - we have to allow for family, bosses and colleagues to impact our day. We may be able to carve out blocks of time to follow the steps, but the author wants you to live your whole work day and potentially personal life (apart from periodic breaks primarily to go to the bathroom and eat with a couple hours to unwind) this way.
The author biography at the end describes him having a background in nutrition and recipes but doesn't explain his interest or background for organizational skills. I was hoping for more from this book. There's some basic advice that granted some people don't know but this is not "the ultimate guide to organization" promised by the title. There's some basic advice on clutter that people might find helpful. I was hoping for more concrete tips on organization than essentially broad basics on how to make a task list and stick to it. I received this at a free or discounted rate in exchange for my honest review.
April 21, 2016
Not What I Expected, but Still Helpful
First off, this is a very quick read. I appreciated the author's directness and 12 steps to improve organization. The problem was, based on the title and cover, I thought he would be discussing physical organisation- I was expecting life hacks that make keeping a neat and clean home, office, car, etc easier. He did touch on this subject, with an overview of 4 steps to physical organization, but the majority of the book is about mental organization- a detailed discussion on creating and following through on a to-do list. Although this was not at all what I was expecting the book to be about, I was happy to uncover a few nuggets of wisdom that will assist me with overcoming procrastination.
I rated the book four stars for two reasons. First, the content, title, and cover are all mismatched. Second, the book dies not appear to have been edited, so there are a few glaring grammatical errors that detract from the reading experience.
But, if you are looking for a book to help you be more productive in life, I would suggest this book as a great source of ideas and reminders. Don't procrastinate- read it today!
I received a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for my fair and honest review. If you found my review helpful, please let me know below. Thanks!
First off, this is a very quick read. I appreciated the author's directness and 12 steps to improve organization. The problem was, based on the title and cover, I thought he would be discussing physical organisation- I was expecting life hacks that make keeping a neat and clean home, office, car, etc easier. He did touch on this subject, with an overview of 4 steps to physical organization, but the majority of the book is about mental organization- a detailed discussion on creating and following through on a to-do list. Although this was not at all what I was expecting the book to be about, I was happy to uncover a few nuggets of wisdom that will assist me with overcoming procrastination.
I rated the book four stars for two reasons. First, the content, title, and cover are all mismatched. Second, the book dies not appear to have been edited, so there are a few glaring grammatical errors that detract from the reading experience.
But, if you are looking for a book to help you be more productive in life, I would suggest this book as a great source of ideas and reminders. Don't procrastinate- read it today!
I received a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for my fair and honest review. If you found my review helpful, please let me know below. Thanks!
May 14, 2016
Organization Pro
I read this book to try and obtain more knowledge about organizing and putting more effort into organizing. I like the steps and his philosophy and I think it will help me to get in gear and get organized
I read this book to try and obtain more knowledge about organizing and putting more effort into organizing. I like the steps and his philosophy and I think it will help me to get in gear and get organized
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews