Реджина Лидс называет себя "дзен-организатором", хотя к буддизму ее система по наведению порядка прямого отношения не имеет. Задания, которые автор предлагает выполнить читателю, занимают от получаса до двух часов в неделю и помогают выработать полезные привычки. Реждина Лидс дает остроумные и совершенно прикладные советы по наведению порядка в офисе, дома и в голове: учит категоризировать предметы, создавать удобную систему хранения документов и архивов, проводить скоростную и генеральную уборку, экономить время, устанавливать и соблюдать здоровый режим дня, с умом готовиться к отпуску... По мнению Реджины, все, что мешает работать и жить, пора сложить в вооk
I enjoy a book that provides you with weekly tasks that help you accomplish a goal. My theme for 2022 was "Organization." This book guided me in organizing my home office (I was pretty well organized at work already) and was essential in helping to prioritize tasks that would help me accomplish my goals.
I've been on an organization kick since I read the book Getting Things Done by David Allen (which I realled liked...in audio format). I picked this book up to see if she had any good ideas. The format assumes you will follow her directions to an organized life by devoting each week in a year to a theme. I liked some of her themes, and for some people taking an entire year to focus on some things would be great, but for time-pressed people I don't think it would be particularly useful. It was hard to skim and find exactly what I wanted, and as I am already organized in the office and at home (because of the previous book I mentioned) all I found useful was the job-related guides. However, someone else might love it! She *does* get down to how you organize your pencils, however: be warned! ;)
This book was more accessible than I expected, but quite corporate in a lot of its office-specific ideas and goals. I liked the chapters for February and March, about Claiming Your Space and Piles to Files. I like the idea of a week for each piece of the larger theme, but a year is a long time to do this. (I know, it didn't get like this overnight and won't be "fixed" overnight either, but still.)
I really enjoyed the great tips put forward by the author for organizing my office space. The book certainly motivated me to take some time to clean off my desk and find a permanent place for every piece of paper. I didn't care for the format that made all these tips accessible over a year. I read the entire book through in only a couple sittings and it can be hard to follow through with the schedule it is written in.
Surprisingly good esp in first half. Wasn't able to read while I was working--got stopped on file management section--but helpful after had retired and purged home office. Given pace of technology, technical solutions rapidly out of date, but big ideas definitely not. A more detailed and office oriented version of zenhabits.com