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International speaker, business consultant, productivity expert, and bestselling author Brian Tracy is a go-to authority on how to stay on top of work and your personal life—while maintaining a strong and healthy balance between the two.
In The Times of Your Life, Tracy explains why tackling the right project at the right time is of the utmost importance. Based on the most recent research into the field of productivity, as well as the author's personal experiences and those of his clients, Tracy argues that we may be stuck on something because of one simple thing—the timing isn't right.
This book will take readers through simple steps to figure out when they're most productive on specific tasks and create a framework for optimal productivity that can change lives forever.
In The Times of Your Life, Tracy explains why tackling the right project at the right time is of the utmost importance. Based on the most recent research into the field of productivity, as well as the author's personal experiences and those of his clients, Tracy argues that we may be stuck on something because of one simple thing—the timing isn't right.
This book will take readers through simple steps to figure out when they're most productive on specific tasks and create a framework for optimal productivity that can change lives forever.
218 pages, Hardcover
First published October 11, 2016
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May 10, 2018
كتاب لا بأس به عن فن إدارة الوقت
والمشكلة ليست في الكتاب
المشكلة أننا لا نطبق منه حرفا
بحجة أننا ليس لدينا "وقت" كاف لإدارة وقتنا
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June 20, 2017
Do ye value life? Then waste not time, for that is the stuff out of which life is made."- Benjamin Franklin
I really enjoy Brian Tracy's books,-I haven't read a bad one yet-but one of the biggest issues I have with them is that he recycles a lot. He puts all the same methods in every book. If you've read one or two, then you've read them all. Ex: Abcde method, 80/20, 20 idea method, and more appear in multiple books. None of it bad material, but if you've read over any of his other books, it's redundant and makes you want to skim, which should not be the case in any book, in my opinion.
Most of the things he's said in this book I've heard him spin in some way before. He is able to write so many books because they're all saying the same thing.
Notes:
If you don't control your time properly, it is difficult for you to control anything else (4). The differences between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people often accomplish vastly more than others because they us their time in a better and more effective way (5). The key to taking full control over your time and your life is for you to stop and think before you react and respond (6).
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting Time
The biggest single waste of time is setting off without clear, specific goals (11). People with written goals and plans earn and accumulate, on average 10xs as much as other people with the same levels of intelligence and education (13). For you to maximize your time you need to take time regularly to think about your goals, especially when you're experiencing turbulence and rapid change.
***"There are more than 10 million millionaires in the United State, and more than 80% of them are self-made. In the world, there are almost 2,000 billionaires, about 66% og whom are self-made as well. These are all individuals who started with nothing and achieved their financial success in one working lifetime, if not sooner."(18). 10% of millionaires are professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, architects, accountants, and engineers. (19)
"No matter how long you have gone down the wrong road, turn back."- Turkish Proverb (21)
Your goals should be so clear that you could explain them to a 6 year old child, and that child could turn around and explain them to another child (24).
There are no unreasonable goals; only unreasonable deadlines (27).
Begin each goal with the word 'I'. Make your positive. Instead of saying "I don't smoke anymore," you say, "I am a nonsmoker." (30) or "I earn this specific amount of money by this specific date."
It is estimated the average employee does not really start work until 11am, and then begins winding down about 3:30 in the afternoon (43). "Spending too much time on email can sabotage your career and make it almost impossible for you to perform at high levels in your job." (45)
Don't check your email in the morning. Check it only twice a day. In between, turn off all the sounds that remind you there are incoming messages. Remember, every time you hear one of these sounds, you get a dopamine jolt, distracting you from your work and decreasing your productivity. (47). You require about 17 minutes to refocus on an important task after being distracted for any reason (48).
Successful, highly productive people, spend most of their time working on activities that have big potential consequences. Unsuccessful people often work harder and longer hours, but they spend too much of their time working on activities that have few or no consequences at all. It doesn't really matter if they complete them or not (53).
Every minute that you spend planning your work will save at least 10 minutes in getting your work done (56). You will get back 2 hours of productive time, 120 minutes, just by planning your work before you begin.
Law of Three-no matter how many tasks you have to complete in your work, only three of those tasks will account for 90% of the value of your contribution to yourself (57). The key to increasing your productivity is for you to identify your three most important tasks and then work on them exclusively, while ignoring all the rest (58).
High performers in every field spend much more time practicing and upgrading their skills than low performers (68). According to the Ericsson study, these top people invested two hours per day, five days per week, to learn skills. (70). "Many people are only one skill away from doubling their income." (71)
Ask yourself: *What one skill, if I was really good at it, would help me to make a more valuable at my job?" (69)
In the top companies, people would use the words 'we', 'us', and 'our.' (71).
"Be willing to pay the price of success, in advance, over and over, for years if necessary, to get to the top of your field." (79). Set aside a minimum of ten hours per week during which you learn, stud, and develop your most important skill (80).
*There are 168 hours in a week. The average person works 8 hours per day (40 hours a week); sleeps 8 hours per day (56 hours a week); and dresses, eats, and travels to work 4 hours per day (28 hours a week). These tasks use up 124 hours, leaving 44 hours a week as spare time (83)
-What you do with your spare time can make all the difference between success and failure in life. You can spend it on pleasurable activities or you can invest it in your future. By using this spare time intelligently, rather than wasting it, or discarding it, you can become more valuable, be paid more money, and even become one of the top people in your field (85).
"The problem in society today is not an income gap. Instead, it is a skills gap. The highest paid people have skills that are in demand. The lowest paid workers do not." (89)
Set aside periods of the day when you allow no interruptions (98). When you make a call or send an email message, set clear callback or response times. Tell others the time that you will be available to respond to the message or phone call. Make all of your telephone calls or email responses at once. Don't spread them throughout the day (99).
There are three enemies of creative thought: The comfort zone, learned helplessness, and fear of failure or rejection (122).
You should be doing more of what give you the very best results today and less of what doesn't (131).
The ideal group size for a brainstorming session is 4-6 people; 15-45 minutes long (139). The key is no criticism, ridicule, or judgement at all of any of the ideas. The leader of the session remains totally positive, complimenting every idea and praising people for their contributions (140). Focus on quantity of ideas rather than quality.
A goal unachieved is merely a problem unsolved (147).
Yo become what you think about most of the time (148). Top people think of their goals most of the time. The most successful people think and talk about solutions to the inevitable and unavoidable problems that they face every single day.
Ask yourself: What are the three biggest problems in my life?
These are the problems that you think about most of the time. They are the major barriers to your success and happiness (149).
The most likely solution to any problem is the simplest of all solutions available (Occam's razor) (150). Then ask yourself: Why aren't I already at my goal?
Whenever you hide behind an excuse, trotting it out and giving it to yourself and others, you shut down your problem-solving capabilities. You engage in "learned helplessness" (152). Begin by assuming that for any problem or difficulty there is an answer or a solution just waiting to be found (153). The biggest obstacle to solving problems is lack of clarity about exactly what the problem is in the first place (154).
More people are let go for personality problems than for lack of technical competence in every business and in every type of economy (165). The only way to increase the value of a relationship is to invest more time into that relationship. There is a direct relationship between quantity of time that you invest and quality of the relationship that you will have with that other person. Nothing can replace time, and usually face-to-face time (166). Work requires quality time. Family time requires quantity time. "Recent research says that the average father spends an average of eight minutes per day with each child" (168).
Listening builds trust (168). Listen Attentively; Face the person directly. Focus your eyes on her lips with occasional flicks to her eyes. Lean forward. Above all, don't interrupt.
"Success means no more difficult people in your life." (183)
"The most valuable asset you bring to your business and your career is rested thinking time." (192) 80% of your energy is burned up by mental activity rather than physical activity (193). To perform at your best, rest is essential (195). "Sometimes, the very best use of your time is to come home and go to bed early, at 8 or 9pm, and just sleep for 9-10 hours, completely recharging your mental and physical batteries.
Either meditation or contemplation will work for you in bringing you the peace you seek or the solutions you are looking for (224).
"All the problems of the human race stem from man's inability to sit quietly by himself in a room" - Pascal (225)
I really enjoy Brian Tracy's books,-I haven't read a bad one yet-but one of the biggest issues I have with them is that he recycles a lot. He puts all the same methods in every book. If you've read one or two, then you've read them all. Ex: Abcde method, 80/20, 20 idea method, and more appear in multiple books. None of it bad material, but if you've read over any of his other books, it's redundant and makes you want to skim, which should not be the case in any book, in my opinion.
Most of the things he's said in this book I've heard him spin in some way before. He is able to write so many books because they're all saying the same thing.
Notes:
If you don't control your time properly, it is difficult for you to control anything else (4). The differences between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people often accomplish vastly more than others because they us their time in a better and more effective way (5). The key to taking full control over your time and your life is for you to stop and think before you react and respond (6).
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting Time
The biggest single waste of time is setting off without clear, specific goals (11). People with written goals and plans earn and accumulate, on average 10xs as much as other people with the same levels of intelligence and education (13). For you to maximize your time you need to take time regularly to think about your goals, especially when you're experiencing turbulence and rapid change.
***"There are more than 10 million millionaires in the United State, and more than 80% of them are self-made. In the world, there are almost 2,000 billionaires, about 66% og whom are self-made as well. These are all individuals who started with nothing and achieved their financial success in one working lifetime, if not sooner."(18). 10% of millionaires are professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, architects, accountants, and engineers. (19)
"No matter how long you have gone down the wrong road, turn back."- Turkish Proverb (21)
Your goals should be so clear that you could explain them to a 6 year old child, and that child could turn around and explain them to another child (24).
There are no unreasonable goals; only unreasonable deadlines (27).
Begin each goal with the word 'I'. Make your positive. Instead of saying "I don't smoke anymore," you say, "I am a nonsmoker." (30) or "I earn this specific amount of money by this specific date."
It is estimated the average employee does not really start work until 11am, and then begins winding down about 3:30 in the afternoon (43). "Spending too much time on email can sabotage your career and make it almost impossible for you to perform at high levels in your job." (45)
Don't check your email in the morning. Check it only twice a day. In between, turn off all the sounds that remind you there are incoming messages. Remember, every time you hear one of these sounds, you get a dopamine jolt, distracting you from your work and decreasing your productivity. (47). You require about 17 minutes to refocus on an important task after being distracted for any reason (48).
Successful, highly productive people, spend most of their time working on activities that have big potential consequences. Unsuccessful people often work harder and longer hours, but they spend too much of their time working on activities that have few or no consequences at all. It doesn't really matter if they complete them or not (53).
Every minute that you spend planning your work will save at least 10 minutes in getting your work done (56). You will get back 2 hours of productive time, 120 minutes, just by planning your work before you begin.
Law of Three-no matter how many tasks you have to complete in your work, only three of those tasks will account for 90% of the value of your contribution to yourself (57). The key to increasing your productivity is for you to identify your three most important tasks and then work on them exclusively, while ignoring all the rest (58).
High performers in every field spend much more time practicing and upgrading their skills than low performers (68). According to the Ericsson study, these top people invested two hours per day, five days per week, to learn skills. (70). "Many people are only one skill away from doubling their income." (71)
Ask yourself: *What one skill, if I was really good at it, would help me to make a more valuable at my job?" (69)
In the top companies, people would use the words 'we', 'us', and 'our.' (71).
"Be willing to pay the price of success, in advance, over and over, for years if necessary, to get to the top of your field." (79). Set aside a minimum of ten hours per week during which you learn, stud, and develop your most important skill (80).
*There are 168 hours in a week. The average person works 8 hours per day (40 hours a week); sleeps 8 hours per day (56 hours a week); and dresses, eats, and travels to work 4 hours per day (28 hours a week). These tasks use up 124 hours, leaving 44 hours a week as spare time (83)
-What you do with your spare time can make all the difference between success and failure in life. You can spend it on pleasurable activities or you can invest it in your future. By using this spare time intelligently, rather than wasting it, or discarding it, you can become more valuable, be paid more money, and even become one of the top people in your field (85).
"The problem in society today is not an income gap. Instead, it is a skills gap. The highest paid people have skills that are in demand. The lowest paid workers do not." (89)
Set aside periods of the day when you allow no interruptions (98). When you make a call or send an email message, set clear callback or response times. Tell others the time that you will be available to respond to the message or phone call. Make all of your telephone calls or email responses at once. Don't spread them throughout the day (99).
There are three enemies of creative thought: The comfort zone, learned helplessness, and fear of failure or rejection (122).
You should be doing more of what give you the very best results today and less of what doesn't (131).
The ideal group size for a brainstorming session is 4-6 people; 15-45 minutes long (139). The key is no criticism, ridicule, or judgement at all of any of the ideas. The leader of the session remains totally positive, complimenting every idea and praising people for their contributions (140). Focus on quantity of ideas rather than quality.
A goal unachieved is merely a problem unsolved (147).
Yo become what you think about most of the time (148). Top people think of their goals most of the time. The most successful people think and talk about solutions to the inevitable and unavoidable problems that they face every single day.
Ask yourself: What are the three biggest problems in my life?
These are the problems that you think about most of the time. They are the major barriers to your success and happiness (149).
The most likely solution to any problem is the simplest of all solutions available (Occam's razor) (150). Then ask yourself: Why aren't I already at my goal?
Whenever you hide behind an excuse, trotting it out and giving it to yourself and others, you shut down your problem-solving capabilities. You engage in "learned helplessness" (152). Begin by assuming that for any problem or difficulty there is an answer or a solution just waiting to be found (153). The biggest obstacle to solving problems is lack of clarity about exactly what the problem is in the first place (154).
More people are let go for personality problems than for lack of technical competence in every business and in every type of economy (165). The only way to increase the value of a relationship is to invest more time into that relationship. There is a direct relationship between quantity of time that you invest and quality of the relationship that you will have with that other person. Nothing can replace time, and usually face-to-face time (166). Work requires quality time. Family time requires quantity time. "Recent research says that the average father spends an average of eight minutes per day with each child" (168).
Listening builds trust (168). Listen Attentively; Face the person directly. Focus your eyes on her lips with occasional flicks to her eyes. Lean forward. Above all, don't interrupt.
"Success means no more difficult people in your life." (183)
"The most valuable asset you bring to your business and your career is rested thinking time." (192) 80% of your energy is burned up by mental activity rather than physical activity (193). To perform at your best, rest is essential (195). "Sometimes, the very best use of your time is to come home and go to bed early, at 8 or 9pm, and just sleep for 9-10 hours, completely recharging your mental and physical batteries.
Either meditation or contemplation will work for you in bringing you the peace you seek or the solutions you are looking for (224).
"All the problems of the human race stem from man's inability to sit quietly by himself in a room" - Pascal (225)
May 1, 2020
Master Your Time Master Your Life โดย Brian Tracy
เป็นหนังสือสอนจัดการเรื่องเวลาของไบรอัน เทรซี ผู้เขียน Eat That Frog
ส่วนตัว เราชอบเล่ม Master Your Time Master Your Life มากกว่าเล่มกินกบค่ะ
ในเล่มนี้คุณไบรอันแบ่งเวลาในชีวิตมนุษย์ออกเป็น 10 ประเภท พร้อมคำอธิบายว่าควรใช้เวลาแต่ละประเภทอย่างไร มากเท่าไร
เวลา 10 ประเภท คือ
เวลาวางแผนและตั้งเป้าหมายส่วนตัว
เวลา productive
เวลาพัฒนาตัวเองเพื่อเพิ่มรายได้
เวลาว่าง
เวลาทำงาน
เวลาสำหรับไอเดียสร้างสรรค์
เวลาสำหรับการแก้ปัญหาและการตัดสินใจ
เวลาสำหรับครอบครัวและความสัมพันธ์
เวลาพักผ่อน
เวลาทบทวนตนเอง
หนังสือเล่มบางๆ แต่ละหน้าเขียนกระชับ
อ่านง่าย แต่ทรงพลัง และทำตามได้จริง
คือสรุปที่สุดของการจัดการชีวิตในแต่ละด้านมาให้แล้วแบบเราหยิบเอาไปใช้ได้ทันที
ช่วงครึ่งเล่มแรกเป็นอะไรที่อ่านแล้วปลุกพลังมาก อ่านตอนง่วงๆ อยู่คือตื่นเลย
บทที่เราชอบเป็นพิเศษ คือ เวลา productive เวลาพัฒนาตัวเอง เวลาทำงาน และเวลาครอบครัว
หลายประเด็นเป็นเรื่องที่ไม่เคยรู้ หรือถึงรู้ก็ไม่เคยได้ยินใครอธิบายแบบนี้
บท "เวลาทำงาน" เนื้อหาดีเหลือเชื่อ...
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เราชอบเทคนิคเล็กๆ น้อยๆ ที่คุณไบรอันแนะนำมา ไม่ได้ทำตามยาก แค่อ่านก็รู้สึกว่า... ทำตามนี้งานเสร็จเร็วขึ้นแน่นอน
อีกบทที่ชอบมากคือ "เวลาครอบครัวและความสัมพันธ์"
เป็นบทที่เนื้อหาฉีกไปจากบทอื่นๆ เราไม่เคยเห็นคุณไบรอันเขียนเรื่องความสัมพันธ์มาก่อน
ซึ่งเขาสามารถเขียนเรื่องครอบครัวและความสัมพันธ์ได้เข้าใจง่ายและอธิบายได้น่าสนใจ อาจจะให้ความรู้สึกเหมือนอ่าน blog นิดหน่อย แต่ก็เข้าใจง่ายและหยิบไปใช้ได้สบายดี
แต่ถ้าถามว่าบทไหนสำคัญที่สุดก็คือ "เวลาวางแผนและตั้งเป้าหมายส่วนตัว"
คุณไบรอันแกก็ใจดีนะ เขียนอธิบายเสียละเอียดให้ทำตามได้เลย ไม่จำเป็นต้องเข้าสัมมนากับแก
ควรลอง เพราะคุณไบรอันบอกทุกอย่างทีละขั้นตอนแบบไม่กักอะไรไว้เลย
ถ้าเป็นคนที่อ่านหนังสือพัฒนาตัวเองมามากๆ ก็คงจะบอกว่าเล่มนี้ไม่มีอะไรใหม่
แต่เรากลับชอบ เพราะคุณไบรอันเขียนอธิบายได้ชัด ทรงพลัง และใช้คำน้อยมาก
อ่านแล้วให้ความรู้สึกเหมือนอ่านสรุปเนื้อหาชีวะม.ปลายสำหรับอ่านสอบเข้ามหาลัย
คือคัดมาแต่เน้นของเน้น ชนิดว่า...นี่คือประเด็นสำคัญทั้งหมดที่เราควรต้องรู้แล้ว เพื่อใช้เวลาในชีวิตให้เต็มประสิทธิภาพ
4.5/5.0
เป็นหนังสือสอนจัดการเรื่องเวลาของไบรอัน เทรซี ผู้เขียน Eat That Frog
ส่วนตัว เราชอบเล่ม Master Your Time Master Your Life มากกว่าเล่มกินกบค่ะ
ในเล่มนี้คุณไบรอันแบ่งเวลาในชีวิตมนุษย์ออกเป็น 10 ประเภท พร้อมคำอธิบายว่าควรใช้เวลาแต่ละประเภทอย่างไร มากเท่าไร
เวลา 10 ประเภท คือ
เวลาวางแผนและตั้งเป้าหมายส่วนตัว
เวลา productive
เวลาพัฒนาตัวเองเพื่อเพิ่มรายได้
เวลาว่าง
เวลาทำงาน
เวลาสำหรับไอเดียสร้างสรรค์
เวลาสำหรับการแก้ปัญหาและการตัดสินใจ
เวลาสำหรับครอบครัวและความสัมพันธ์
เวลาพักผ่อน
เวลาทบทวนตนเอง
หนังสือเล่มบางๆ แต่ละหน้าเขียนกระชับ
อ่านง่าย แต่ทรงพลัง และทำตามได้จริง
คือสรุปที่สุดของการจัดการชีวิตในแต่ละด้านมาให้แล้วแบบเราหยิบเอาไปใช้ได้ทันที
ช่วงครึ่งเล่มแรกเป็นอะไรที่อ่านแล้วปลุกพลังมาก อ่านตอนง่วงๆ อยู่คือตื่นเลย
บทที่เราชอบเป็นพิเศษ คือ เวลา productive เวลาพัฒนาตัวเอง เวลาทำงาน และเวลาครอบครัว
หลายประเด็นเป็นเรื่องที่ไม่เคยรู้ หรือถึงรู้ก็ไม่เคยได้ยินใครอธิบายแบบนี้
บท "เวลาทำงาน" เนื้อหาดีเหลือเชื่อ...
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เราชอบเทคนิคเล็กๆ น้อยๆ ที่คุณไบรอันแนะนำมา ไม่ได้ทำตามยาก แค่อ่านก็รู้สึกว่า... ทำตามนี้งานเสร็จเร็วขึ้นแน่นอน
อีกบทที่ชอบมากคือ "เวลาครอบครัวและความสัมพันธ์"
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4.5/5.0
March 29, 2017
Life changing!! Brian Tracy covers every aspect of time in our work and personal lives. A book that I will be going back to again and again.
November 16, 2018
I'm surprised by all the glowing reviews for this.
The first thing I noticed was the book's overall design. It's printed in a huge typeface with tons of lists, extra whitespace, and short chunks of headlined text in each chapter. If this had been organized and printed like most other paperbacks, it would be half the page count. And the text itself includes a lot of generic padding, some of which is distasteful nonsense about how the rich got rich because they're better at time management than the rest of us.
What little meat there is might be helpful as someone's first-ever productivity book, but it all seems like differently worded approaches to things I've read before. And despite the subtitle, this isn't a system as much as a collection of lightly related tips. Most of it's geared towards management types doing 9-5 office work, so if that's not you, prepare to grit your teeth through suggestions that you just delegate more to your underlings or give up on lesser tasks.
If you really want to make the most of your time, I'd suggest finding a few blog posts about SMART goals and prioritizing tasks.
The first thing I noticed was the book's overall design. It's printed in a huge typeface with tons of lists, extra whitespace, and short chunks of headlined text in each chapter. If this had been organized and printed like most other paperbacks, it would be half the page count. And the text itself includes a lot of generic padding, some of which is distasteful nonsense about how the rich got rich because they're better at time management than the rest of us.
What little meat there is might be helpful as someone's first-ever productivity book, but it all seems like differently worded approaches to things I've read before. And despite the subtitle, this isn't a system as much as a collection of lightly related tips. Most of it's geared towards management types doing 9-5 office work, so if that's not you, prepare to grit your teeth through suggestions that you just delegate more to your underlings or give up on lesser tasks.
If you really want to make the most of your time, I'd suggest finding a few blog posts about SMART goals and prioritizing tasks.
January 4, 2020
”Controleaza-ti timpul ca sa-ti controlezi viata” de Brian Tracy este ceea ce eu îndeobște numesc carte popcorn.
Nu în sensul rău (deși popcornul chiar nu e cea mai isteață soluție de băgat în gură, știți cum zic…), ci mai degrabă în sensul că sunt cărți pe care le consumi așa, lejer, de vară. Și care nici nu te încurcă, dar nici nu te ajută decisiv.
Deși, poate că o comparație mai bună ar fi că sunt ca o cană cu apă atunci când nu ți-e sete: tot te hidrateză.
În fine, ceva de genul, trag nădejde că ați înțeles ideea. Dacă nu, ia faceți-mi niște vizualizări la acest nou episod din #RaftulLuiChinezu https://cristianchinabirta.ro/2019/07...
Nu în sensul rău (deși popcornul chiar nu e cea mai isteață soluție de băgat în gură, știți cum zic…), ci mai degrabă în sensul că sunt cărți pe care le consumi așa, lejer, de vară. Și care nici nu te încurcă, dar nici nu te ajută decisiv.
Deși, poate că o comparație mai bună ar fi că sunt ca o cană cu apă atunci când nu ți-e sete: tot te hidrateză.
În fine, ceva de genul, trag nădejde că ați înțeles ideea. Dacă nu, ia faceți-mi niște vizualizări la acest nou episod din #RaftulLuiChinezu https://cristianchinabirta.ro/2019/07...
September 16, 2019
The book should be titled “How to become rich”.
The topics Brian Tracy tackled are very basic, he tried to add some useful quotes here and there to make it seem more credible but it didn’t really work. I thought it needed more depth, more tackling “time” instead of how to become rich. It was pointless
The topics Brian Tracy tackled are very basic, he tried to add some useful quotes here and there to make it seem more credible but it didn’t really work. I thought it needed more depth, more tackling “time” instead of how to become rich. It was pointless
November 17, 2024
Nu consider că este o carte bună, se încadrează mai mult la categoria de revistă, iar ideea că oamenii bogați sunt mai productivi, mai orientați spre a-și îndeplini obiective și că aceștia își organizează timpul mai bine, e atât de reutilizată că devine penibil. Se aduce în prim plan numărul enorm de milionari și mai ales, că mulți dintre ei și-au făcut averile pe cont propriu, prin munca lor, fiind omise, bineînțeles, diverși factori ajutători, cum ar fi mediul, familia și mai ales studiile și contracte cu statele lumii sau chiar procesele și cazurile de evaziune, dar ce contează acești factori atât timp cât sunt bogați, nu-i așa? Titlul nu este potrivit, cred că era mai bine: ,,Fii bogat, e tot ce contează".
Cuvintele care definesc cartea aceasta sunt ,,obiective", ,,listă" și ,,bogați", nu zic această doar pentru că apar de 10 ori pe pagină, nu, nicidecum, deși se incearcă susținerea argumentelor cu ajutorul unor studii care bineînțeles arată ce muncă depun milionarii. Este, deci, o carte care vrea să aspire la a motiva cetățenii să-și urmeze visurile, să câștige bani, să nu fie ca restul, blablabla.
Se pare că tot cel care citește este criticat că vezi, Doamne, nu muncește suficient, că nu își aranjează obiectivele in liste și că nu-și atinge ceea ce și-a propus, se refolosesc același idei în fiecare carte.
Cuvintele care definesc cartea aceasta sunt ,,obiective", ,,listă" și ,,bogați", nu zic această doar pentru că apar de 10 ori pe pagină, nu, nicidecum, deși se incearcă susținerea argumentelor cu ajutorul unor studii care bineînțeles arată ce muncă depun milionarii. Este, deci, o carte care vrea să aspire la a motiva cetățenii să-și urmeze visurile, să câștige bani, să nu fie ca restul, blablabla.
Se pare că tot cel care citește este criticat că vezi, Doamne, nu muncește suficient, că nu își aranjează obiectivele in liste și că nu-și atinge ceea ce și-a propus, se refolosesc același idei în fiecare carte.
November 17, 2019
Just finished the beautiful book “master your time, master your life” by Brian Tracy
The book is amazingly beautiful.. it’s one of these self taught books that you never get bored reading, and you want to re-read again even before finishing it..
The 10 chapters of the book are clear and direct to the point, with simple lessons that you’ll definitely learn at least one good point out of..
Highly recommended.. it made me think over and over of everything that I want to do, or become, made me more determine and discipline
I would urge everyone to read it
17.11.2019
The book is amazingly beautiful.. it’s one of these self taught books that you never get bored reading, and you want to re-read again even before finishing it..
The 10 chapters of the book are clear and direct to the point, with simple lessons that you’ll definitely learn at least one good point out of..
Highly recommended.. it made me think over and over of everything that I want to do, or become, made me more determine and discipline
I would urge everyone to read it
17.11.2019
April 4, 2023
"... the task you are choosing not to do is far more valuable and important than the task that you are working on right now." ⏳⏱️
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." ❤️🩹
I would have given a solid 4* ten years ago. Which makes this 2* not fair, but I rather see it as an encouragement for the autor to review the book in light of today's mental health. There are several tips that these days would lead you to burnout and depression in no time. Socializing is important, small talk is important and professional success is much more than adding more money to your bank account. Sometimes it's just keeping your mind in check so you can enjoy your free time on the things you love. Though I have to give the last few chapters a big thumbs up, which covered family time, vacations and the importance of "me" time/not doing anything time/meditation/contemplation.
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." ❤️🩹
I would have given a solid 4* ten years ago. Which makes this 2* not fair, but I rather see it as an encouragement for the autor to review the book in light of today's mental health. There are several tips that these days would lead you to burnout and depression in no time. Socializing is important, small talk is important and professional success is much more than adding more money to your bank account. Sometimes it's just keeping your mind in check so you can enjoy your free time on the things you love. Though I have to give the last few chapters a big thumbs up, which covered family time, vacations and the importance of "me" time/not doing anything time/meditation/contemplation.
April 7, 2020
repetitivă, nu conține nicio informație nouă (cel puțin pentru mine), mă mir că a fost publicată în 2016....
March 31, 2022
O carte terminată , dupa 2 ani , am uitat de ea ! 😅
August 26, 2021
A good book, with some basic well-known advice, for instance, the importance of planning and starting small, the need to focus on being action-oriented and goal-oriented, the value of positivity, and the need to remove negative people from your surrounding, mindfulness, positive affirmations with present tense, avoiding distractions, avoiding digital notifications distractions by checking emails periodically on specific slots, dedicating time to work, avoiding useless meeting, getting time fully off to refresh and being able to innovate... etc.
Nothing unknown, and nothing genuine. This book can be super useful if you are a total newbie to the time management domain, but if you already have experience, it won't help that much. It is also focusing more on the what (which is already known), the challenge is the how! Also, it has some abracadabra and hocus-pocus sections of the law of attraction which is pseudoscience, it is not focusing on it too much, but still, this pushed the value of the book a bit down for serious readers.
It's a good read if you are a newbie in time management techniques.
Nothing unknown, and nothing genuine. This book can be super useful if you are a total newbie to the time management domain, but if you already have experience, it won't help that much. It is also focusing more on the what (which is already known), the challenge is the how! Also, it has some abracadabra and hocus-pocus sections of the law of attraction which is pseudoscience, it is not focusing on it too much, but still, this pushed the value of the book a bit down for serious readers.
It's a good read if you are a newbie in time management techniques.
May 22, 2017
Lots of good tips here for time management.
February 28, 2017
love this book. A great reminder of actions one can take to increase productivity.
July 5, 2021
I love the early chapters, but not the middle ones. The first three chapters are really eye-opening and they motivate you to be more productive. I love how he emphasizes the importance of planning your day.
It gets boring in the middle, though. Fortunately, the last two chapters - about rest time and quiet time - are great, so I ended this book satisfyingly.
One thing I don't like from this book is sometimes it's too simplistic - not everyone can double or triple their income just by sleeping 8-9 hours/night! And it doesn't mention privilege at all - I got the impression that you could be super-wealthy just by managing your time well. Life's not that simple and there's no one sure way to be rich!
It gets boring in the middle, though. Fortunately, the last two chapters - about rest time and quiet time - are great, so I ended this book satisfyingly.
One thing I don't like from this book is sometimes it's too simplistic - not everyone can double or triple their income just by sleeping 8-9 hours/night! And it doesn't mention privilege at all - I got the impression that you could be super-wealthy just by managing your time well. Life's not that simple and there's no one sure way to be rich!
December 28, 2019
الكتاب جيد فهو يتحدث عن فعالية استغلال الوقت الذي قسمه الكاتب الى ١٠ انواع
وقت التخطيط الاستراتيجي
وقت الانتاج
وقت تحسين الدخل
وقت الفراغ
وقت العمل
وقت الإبداع
وقت حل المشكلات
وقت التواصل والأسرة
وقت الراحة والاسترخاء
وقت الهدوء
وللحقيقة افادتني الأسئلة المطروحة في النوع الأول ..وقت التخطيط.. كثيرا ..لكن ما عدا ذلك بدا لي ان براين تراسي يخاطب رجال الأعمال فقط ولا يخاطبنا نحن الأمهات العاملات ربات البيوت المتزوجات .!
وقت التخطيط الاستراتيجي
وقت الانتاج
وقت تحسين الدخل
وقت الفراغ
وقت العمل
وقت الإبداع
وقت حل المشكلات
وقت التواصل والأسرة
وقت الراحة والاسترخاء
وقت الهدوء
وللحقيقة افادتني الأسئلة المطروحة في النوع الأول ..وقت التخطيط.. كثيرا ..لكن ما عدا ذلك بدا لي ان براين تراسي يخاطب رجال الأعمال فقط ولا يخاطبنا نحن الأمهات العاملات ربات البيوت المتزوجات .!
February 15, 2025
This is for single people who only want to work, make money, and not have a life. Instructs to be more disciplined but not say how OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Repeats a lot of things. Hear pages turning constantly. Many of the topics were like he saw the title of a study but not how or if things would work. Kinda condescending like people are dumb if they haven't figured all this out already. (Audiobook version)
February 14, 2018
a very nice and informative book. very easy to read and quick to the point. Not a lot of supporting stories as examples to prove his points (as you've come to expect from self help books), but that made it even better with quick steps to immediately improve your time/life management skills.
November 24, 2022
"Dacă dorești să-ți descătușezi potențialul, trebuie să eviți boala letală: scuzicita. Aceasta se manifestă prin inflamarea glandei responsabile cu producerea de scuze și este inevitabil fatală pentru obținerea succesului."
March 14, 2019
Sebuah buku pedoman untuk memanajemen waktu agar menjadi manusi yang sangat produktif dengan memanfaatkan waktu sebaik mungkin untuk bekerja dan meraih karir yang sangat baik...
September 22, 2021
The book is useful to read and seems the second part of Eat That Frog. Also, the book has many many gems about time management.
March 9, 2018
Right book in the right time. Needed this most!
May 1, 2022
1.5/5
ma lugesin seda peaaegu 3 kuud 💀
nõuanded olid head muidu aga issand kui aeglane
ma lugesin seda peaaegu 3 kuud 💀
nõuanded olid head muidu aga issand kui aeglane
December 21, 2020
The book is written in Brian Tracy's style - straight to the point. No BS, no useless stories. ^_^
January 17, 2024
Helpful tips on time management. Nothing revolutionary.
March 6, 2022
Salah satu buku self-improvement yang membicarakan tentang manajemen waktu yang dapat mempengaruhi kualitas hidup. Ditulis dengan bahasa yang ringan dan mudah dibaca, buku ini mengajarkan beberapa teknik maupun metode sederhana seperti metode ABCD dan juga berbagai macam pertanyaan yang bisa dijawab untuk memperjelas tujuan, mempertajam fokus dan konsentrasi, membuat satu gagasan yang dapat merubah hidup, dll. Serta diberikan contoh cerita di kehidupan nyata. Diakhir bab juga terdapat latihan tindakan yang dapat dipraktikan setelah membaca. Tidak hanya itu di dalam buku ini terdapat kalimat motivasi yang menarik. Buku ini mempunyai banyak manfaat yang dapat diperoleh pembaca. Kekurangan buku ini sendiri ada di beberapa bab seperti bab ke 3 dan ke 4 mengenai Jenis Waktu Waktu Peningkatan Pendapatan dan Waktu Luang karena unsur-unsur dari bab ini terus di ulang ulang.
June 26, 2021
Cateva concepte care te pot ajuta sa iti pui viata in ordine. Vei constientiza ca activitatile trebuie impartite foarte bine, dar cel mai important este sa nu amesteci timpul.
January 13, 2025
Nice quick read
I listened to the audiobook and was taking notes as the author was speaking. It’s nice that it gives statistics about the world and the tips the author provides are genuinely good but it acts as a refresher in time management rather than teaching you advanced time management skills.
Don’t get me wrong, this book will definitely help you with time management, I only gave it 3 stars for the lack of examples that other self development books have and due to the fact that I haven’t learned much more than the other books provided
I listened to the audiobook and was taking notes as the author was speaking. It’s nice that it gives statistics about the world and the tips the author provides are genuinely good but it acts as a refresher in time management rather than teaching you advanced time management skills.
Don’t get me wrong, this book will definitely help you with time management, I only gave it 3 stars for the lack of examples that other self development books have and due to the fact that I haven’t learned much more than the other books provided
January 6, 2025
DNF I’m going to master my time by not spending one ore second on this trash heap of a book.
It’s not scientific at all, despite spewing many facts that have no sources. It completely ignores systemic oppression and assumes that the goal of mastering your time/life is being a cog in the capitalist machine and not, like…..enjoying your life. It is written by an 80 year old, conservative dude who is actively participating in dismantling policies that attempt to remove barriers to systemic oppression (as a trustee on The Heritage project, which leads Project 2025).
He doesn’t want you to master your time, he wants you to buy his books and keep him and his friends rich.
It’s not scientific at all, despite spewing many facts that have no sources. It completely ignores systemic oppression and assumes that the goal of mastering your time/life is being a cog in the capitalist machine and not, like…..enjoying your life. It is written by an 80 year old, conservative dude who is actively participating in dismantling policies that attempt to remove barriers to systemic oppression (as a trustee on The Heritage project, which leads Project 2025).
He doesn’t want you to master your time, he wants you to buy his books and keep him and his friends rich.
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