Zaman Yaratmak: Önemli Olana Odaklanma Sanatı

by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Ali Atav (Translator)

Günümüzde bilgiye ulaşmak ve fiziksel olarak bizden uzakta olan insanlarla iletişim kurmak oldukça kolaylaştı. Ama bunun bir bedeli var. Hem de büyük bir bedel.

Yanıtlamamız gereken e-postalar, WhatsApp mesajları ve sosyal medya bildirimleri hayatımızın bir parçası haline geldi. Hep oradalar. Orada olmadıklarında da oradalar mı diye sürekli kontrol edip duruyoruz. Bu durum biz farkında olmadan en değerli iki şeyi elimizden alıyor: Zamanımızı ve odaklanma gücümüzü.

Zaman Yaratmak kitabının amacı oldukça basit: Zamanımızı çalan şeylerden bizi kurtarıp gerçekte önemli olana nasıl odaklanacağımızı göstermek.

"Büyüleyici bir manifesto. Ayrıca akıllı alışkanlıklar kazanmak için cesur bir kılavuz. Daha fazlasını elde etmek istiyorsanız, bu kitabı okuyun."

−Charles Duhigg, Alışkanlıkların Gücü kitabının yazarı

"Zamana ve onu akıllıca nasıl harcayacağına takmış biri olarak, bu eğlenceli ve yararlı kitaba bayıldım."

−Ev Williams, Twitter ve Medium'un Kurucusu

"Akıllıca, eğlenceli ve sahada test edilmiş bilgilerle dolu."

−Dan Heath, Anların Gücü kitabının yazarı

"Zaman Yaratmak, pratik ve eğlenceli bir kitap... Dijital dünya aracılığıyla gelen mesajlara yanıt vermede yavaş olmanın zamanımızın kontrolünü ele geçirmenin müthiş bir yolu olduğu ortaya çıkmış bulunuyor."

−Harvard Business Review

"Zaman, yaratıcı çalışmanın tek en büyük bileşenidir: Odaklanma zamanı, deney yapma zamanı, yaratıcı becerilerde ustalaşma zamanı. Zaman Yaratmak kitabı hepimize bu değerli emtiadan yeni rezervler bulmanın yollarını sunuyor. Kontrolü ele almak için mükemmel bir rehber."

−Tim Brown, Ideo Ceo'su

"Çoğunlukla gündelik hayatın taleplerine saplanıp kaldığımızdan, gerçekten önemli olan şeylere zaman bulmak için çırpınıp duruyoruz. Bu güçlü kitapta Jake Knapp ve John Zeratsky küçük değişikliklerin, bize enerji veren insanlar ve etkinlikler için nasıl daha fazla zaman kazandırabileceğini açıklıyor. Daha mutlu ve başarılı bir yaşam yaratmak isteyen herkes mutlaka okumalı."

−Gretchen Rubin, Mutluluk Projesi kitabının yazarı

Genres: Nonfiction, Productivity, Self Help, Personal Development, Business, Audiobook, Psychology

352 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2018

Reviews

[Cindy Pham · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great reminder to prioritize your life around your passions and values rather than reacting to what other people/your job/society demands from you. It's a better way of redefining productivity to what suits you, not for the sake of busywork. I'm not rating it 5 stars because I don't consider the book to be life-changing or providing any new advice, but I still think it is a solid read with a personable writing style and enjoyed the framework that the authors outlined, which I plan on referencing.

[Imola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Make Time was a game-changer for me. It gave me permission to work on my own priorities instead of reacting to everyone else's. I was a test reader for this book and had the chance to practice the techniques for the past 6 months. I have to say, I've noticed a big change in not just how I work but also what I consider important.

One of my biggest fears in life is the sense that I'm not using my time in the best way that I can. There's so much I want to make time for but it just never works out - new things come up, other things take longer than expected, I'm constantly interrupted or interrupting myself. (After finishing the previous sentence, for instance, I wanted to have a "quick" Twitter check.)

Make Time was a therapeutic read in more than one way.

First, it made me reassured that I'm not the only one. If two superstar designers, who also happen to be NYT bestselling writers and ex-Googlers, have the same uphill struggle against distractions, then I'm not a complete write-off.

Second, it's hilarious. The silly sketches, opinion battles, descriptions of oh too familiar bad habits made this an entertaining read, as opposed to a dry self-help book.

And third, it's incredibly useful. It's basically a list of techniques to ring-fence your own time and stay focused. Once you've read it, a quick browse of chapter headings is enough to refresh your memory on how to stay focused.

I still occasionally procrastinate, but I'm also about 200% more efficient and 200% calmer. If you read this book, prepare to be relieved of guilt, pressure and stress.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I first finished the book, my gut was a 3-star review for 'good' but not really adding to the conversation from other treatise on productivity and focus - then, I started to experiment and implement some of the suggestions. I tried removing email and Safari from my iphone, setting an intention outside my normal routines, and planning more of my day outside of work - and decided to up the book to 4 stars. I don't think Make Time breaks new ground, but it does take a lot of strong concepts and ideas - and turns them into actionable plans to try. While I tend to be on top of organization, the suggestions are helping me carve out time for things from the 'Someday/Maybe' to actually getting done in a normal week.

[Maede · Rating 4 out of 5]

به امتیازی که به کتاب دادم نگاه نکنید

این کتاب به طرز عجیبی پتانسیل این رو داره که برای شما یک ستاره باشه و در تمام مدت کتاب چشم‌غره برید و بگید «کمتر چرت و پرت بگو!». از طرفی اگر زمانی که این کتاب رو می‌خونید مناسب باشه، با شرایط زندگی و شخصیتتون جور در بیاد و بتونید راهکارهای ساده‌اش رو عملی کنید، می‌تونه براتون کاملاً در حد یک پنج ستاره باشه

:طرز تهیه این کتاب
یک. تعدادی کتاب و مقاله در مورد مدیریت زمان، بالابردن بهره‌وری، دنبال کردن علایق و روانشناسی تکاملی
دو. مقدار زیادی تجربه شخصی دو فرد موفق
سه. معجون مخصوص ساده نوشتن و گیج نکردن خواننده
چهار. لحن صادقانه

همه رو در یک مخلوط کن بریزید و خوب هم بزنید. کتاب «زمان ایجاد کن» آماده‌ست

راهکار اصلی کتاب از شدت سادگی احمقانه به نظر میاد. هر روز فکر کن که چه کاری باید انجام بشه، یا دوست داری انجام بشه، یا از انجامش لذت می‌بری. اون کار رو هایلایت روزت بکن، براش زمان ایجاد کن و انجامش بده
اما از اینجا تازه کار کتاب شروع میشه. جیک و جی‌زی برای نحوه‌ی انجام این مراحل تکنیک‌هایی رو پیشنهاد میدن که این روال ساده ولی به شدت کارآمد به مرور زمان ممکن بشه

این تکنیک‌ها باید بنابر زندگی و شرایط شما انتخاب بشن و برای من چند دسته بودند: ۱. غیرممکن ۲. قابل انجام ولی سخت ۳. قابل انجام و آسان ۴. خودم دارم انجام میدم ۵. به زندگی من ربطی نداره ولی می‌تونم با تغییر پیاده‌اش کنم ۶. کلاً در مورد زندگی من صدق نمی‌کنه

در مدت خواندن کتاب کم‌کم چندتا از تکنیک‌های گروه دو و سه و پنج رو انجام دادم و برام واقعا موثر بود. حتی اگر این تاثیر آنقدر بزرگ نبود. با خواندن در مورد تکنیک‌های گروه چهار هم حس اطمینان گرفتم که روش درستی رو انتخاب کردم. احتمالاً از همین امروز که کتاب تموم شد روش هایلایت رو شروع کنم و ببینم که نتیجه چی میشه. برم ببینم می‌تونم رایتیگ آیلتس و داشتن زمین مفید با عزیزانم رو هایلایت روزهام کنم و کمی به بالانس کار-زندگی نزدیک‌تر بشم؟

کانال تلگرام ریویوها و دانلود کتاب‌ها و صوتیشون
Maede's Books

۱۴۰۰/۶/۲۹

پی‌نوشت ۱۴۰۲: درسته که من جوری که کتاب توضیح داده بود از روش هایلایت استفاده نکردم، ولی با ایده از این کتاب روش خودم رو پیدا کردم. بهتر از اون اینکه هنوز بعد از دو سال من از نکات ریزی که از این کتاب یاد گرفتم خیلی زیاد استفاده می‌کنم.

[Hamad · Rating 3 out of 5]

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“Believe in your Highlight: It is worth prioritizing over random disruption.”

I am actually someone who is very good at time management and I have always been asked how do you manage to do that. I was curious if there was a way to make me even better at that and that’s why I decided to read this one. I can say that the book was easy to read and kind of organized but it did not add much to my knowledge.



The Book introduces the above graph to make more time. Basically we have to pick a highlight and then focus on it and reflect on what we did. There are also ways to get energy throughout the day. The book has many small sub chapters explaining each of the points mentioned.

The Authors were against To-Do lists but personally these work for me. This book made me realize how boring my life is because it tries to convince the reader to stay away from things that I don’t do, just like watching TV (I almost never watch TV and the authors explained that the average American spends 4 hours per day watching TV). Then there are tons of chapters on email which I checked my screen time for and it amounted to daily 3-4 mins and I think those are not significant!

There is also not using Wifi on a plane but I have never been on a plane so that’s not a problem! I don’t wanna sound negative because there were a few things I liked as saying no more and doing few things to energize.

Summary: I think it is a well- written book but I don’t think I am the targeted reader, few of the points were irrelevant to me and few were too extreme for me such as the internet free phone! I think I took a few good things from the book which is the most important thing when it comes to non-fiction books.

[فادي · Rating 4 out of 5]

أحبّ الكتب التي تكون على نمط "المانيفيستو" الشخصي.
هذا أحدهم، وقعتُ عليه بالصدفة وشدني العنوان -وإن كان تجارياً- لكن بعد الفصل الأول شعرتُ أني أمام كتاب سأستفيد منه؛ وقد استفدت حقاً.
معضلة الوقت التي نعاني منها والتشتت وكثرة الملهيات لن يكون لها حلّ سحري، لا بقراءة هذا الكتاب ولا بغيره.
لكن باتباع بعض القوانين والإرشادات الواردة في الكتاب يمكنك تحسين نوعية حياتك أو تقليل نسبة الضياع ولو بدرجة واحدة.
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لن أطيل في المقدمة، سأدخل في صُلب الموضوع مباشرة.
يقول مؤلفوه إن الكتاب هدفه مساعدتك في في تخفيف سرعتك وسط حالة العجلة المجنونة التي تعيشها، وكيف نصنع وقتاً للأشياء المهمة فقط، والابتعاد عن حالة التشتت والإلهاء، والاستمتاع باللحظة الحالية أكثر.
لا يدور الكتاب حول الإنتاجية، ولا يدور حول كيفية إنتاج المزيد، أو إنهاء المهام بشكل أسرع، إنّه إطار صُمم ليساعدك فعلياً على إيجاد مزيد من الوقت خلال يومك للأشياء التي تهتم بها حقاً.
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فصول الكتاب تدور حول 4 أفكار رئيسة:
1- الهدف
2- التركيز التام
3- التفكر
4- تجديد الطاقة
وتحت كل فكرة هناك عدد من الإرشادات المباشرة للتطبيق الفوري.
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سأذكر أكثر مما لفتني من كل فكرة، فمثلاً في فقرة [ الهدف] فإنّ الهدف الأمثل هو أن تحدد هدفاً واحداً فقط لكل يوم، ويدور يومك كله حول إنجاز هذا الهدف، قد يكون الهدف شيئاً بسيطاً لكن بمجرد الالتزام به سيرتفع لديك الإحساس بالإنجاز.
فقرة [ التركيز التام ] كانت مخصصة لعلاج الإدمان السلوكي لوسائل التواصل الاجتماعي والإشعارات اللانهائية ورسائل البريد الإلكتروني التي لا تتوقف ( هذا أجمل فصول الكتاب ويمكنك قراءته فقط وستشعر بالفائدة).
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احترس من فجوات الوقت: هذا الفصل من أنفع فصول الكتاب وأكثرها مفاجأة لي، فمن خلال التتبع وجدتُ كلام المؤلفين صادماً ومرعباً وكيف أنّ أعمارنا تتسلل من بين يدينا دون أن نشعر.
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الخلاصة: الكتاب جميل جداً، ومفيد وعملي وبسيط ولا يحتاج منك إلا إلى قليل من الهمّة والإرادة.

[Zoë · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started this book almost six months ago, and really enjoyed the beginning. It provides some helpful productivity advice in a light and breezy writing style. There's nothing really groundbreaking here, but I still found it helpful: the key ideas are to choose one Highlight for each day, use various techniques to increase your focus (often by reducing distractions) and increase your energy, and refine your process continuously by reflecting on what works and what doesn't. Many of the techniques are tiny and straightforward but still impactful, like signing out of social media accounts so that you need to put in just a little bit more effort and thought before getting caught up in a distraction.

What I didn't like was the energy section's emphasis on evolutionary psychology and living like a caveman (the caveman was called Urk, which I found irritatingly cutesy). The basic idea is that there's a "huge disconnect between our hunter-gatherer roots and our crazy modern world", and we should try to live more like a caveman because our bodies evolved for that lifestyle. This perspective requires some extreme simplifications that often seemed pretty dubious. Here's one passage:

Urk was a hunter-gatherer. He didn't eat unless he collected, caught, or killed his food. Can you imagine going out to gather berries or hunt for buffalo every morning, noon, and evening, plus any time in between when your blood sugar started to feel low?

The point is that just because we can eat all the time, that doesn't mean we should.

I'm not convinced at all that someone who gathered berries in the morning couldn't keep any berries to eat throughout the day, or even the next day. And I'm really not convinced that any random thought the authors happen to conceive about caveman life is automatically correct and should be used as a guide for healthy living.

Beyond the potential of being incorrect and unfounded, I think that evolutionary psychology can also be actively harmful. The authors are both former Googlers, which brings to mind that other infamous Google guy with a penchant for evolutionary psychology: James Damore, who wrote a memo about the biological differences between men and women to explain why he opposed programs intended to increase representation of women in tech. Damore argues that "differences [between men and women] aren't just socially constructed because... [t]hey're exactly what we would predict from an evolutionary psychology perspective".

So, I wish Knapp and Zeratsky had focused on empirical studies about how to increase energy and focus, rather than relying on speculative theorizing about the past and its influence on the present. That weakened an otherwise good book and made me much less likely to recommend it to others. The book does contain plenty of valuable ideas, and the writing is often humorous and entertaining, but much of it has to be taken with a big grain of salt.

[Katy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here’s an embarrassing fact about me- most self help books rub me the wrong way because I hate being criticized and I hate being told what to do. My petty self has abandoned many a non fiction advice book for ‘tone’ issues. Luckily for me, something about this book resonated and I was able to accept their suggestions as helpful logic that I could choose to employ myself, or not. Maybe it was something about their little doodle faces but Jake and JZ came across as friendly and non judgemental. Make Time was full of valuable information and techniques I look forward to trying out in my own life.

[Nada Elshabrawy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Episode coming soon.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I went into this book like I usually do with these kind of books: Take what works and ignore the rest. And, for the most part, the authors do a good job of catering to that attitude. There's generally an attitude of "try it!" and they don't use all of the same tactics that self. Two caveats:

1. They assume you're neurotypical. There isn't acknowledgment of the extra challenges some of us face.
2. They assume you have a certain kind of professional job. I mean, first they assume you HAVE an office type job. But also one of the suggestions is to just check your email once a day. I'm in IT support--I DO need to be constantly connected.

But here are two suggestions I've already done that have helped me a lot:

1. Take my personal email off my phone.
2. Make the first page of my phone screen blank. (They didn't specifically say this, but I also redid my dock: Calendar (so I know what day it is), texts, Pokemon Go (they might not approve of that one) and my camera.)

Both of these have helped me put down my phone a little more often. Or maybe I mean be more intentional about it because, for me, it's not so much screen time as when I get caught up spending hours and don't get anything out of it.

I also liked their attitude of instead of relying on your willpower, just make it a little harder start whatever the timesucks are for you. (Like the fact that my homescreen is blank makes me go, "oh, wait, maybe I don't need to go doomscroll right now.)

Anyway! So I got something out of it!

[Hestia Istiviani · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Di tengah sibuk kerja & side-hustling, kok masih sempat baca?"

Rata-rata judul yg bisa kulahap dlm sebulan sekitar 9-10 judul. When I say this, they wonder on how I could read in the middle of tight schedule. Well, it is because I make time for it.

Dalam Make Time, Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky menyajikan metode agar kita "punya waktu" u/ hal yg dirasa penting. Lebih dari itu, mereka jg mengingatkan kita agar tidak tenggelam dlm kesibukan yg sebenarnya mengada-ada (jadi ingat Bullshit Jobs-nya Graeber). Make Time bukanlah tentang "squeeze all your to-do-list & work harder." Bagiku, Make Time malah mengajarkan kita u/ memberi batasan jelas (boundaries). Misalnya saja, di luar jam kantor berarti sudah tidak bisa diganggu. Dg kata lain, memerdekakan diri dari makna produktivitas yg dibentuk oleh kapitalisme. Sekalinya manusia bisa mendapatkan waktunya kembali, we have fully control of our live. Wait, it is easier said than done, ya?

Oke, aku coba beri contoh. Di slide 2 ada cuplikan Google Calendarku. Terpantau bahwa selepas jam kerja, aku niat & sengaja memasang waktu hanya u/ membaca The Maidens. Tidak buka email kantor, tidak bikin konten. Highlight-nya adl u/ membaca. Meniru hal serupa bisa dilakukan secara bertahap. Mulai dari berkomitmen kpd diri sendiri u/ tidak melanggar "time block" itu. Sekalligus berlatih mengatakan tidak serta menjadi slow response. Tapi ya... lihat-lihat lagi. Kalau memang ada pekerjaan yg sifatnya "urgent" tentu harus diladeni ya...

Mengutip salah satu bagian dari Make Time, ketika kita bisa membuat prioritas u/ hal yg bermakna & menunjukkannya, orang lain pun akan mencoba bertanya mengapa mereka "always on." Di sisi lain, dengan "make time" membuat kita mudah diidentifikasi. "Oh, Hestia kalau selepas jam kerja jarang cek ponsel karena sedang membaca." Dengan begitu, mereka jadi tahu kapan sebaiknya menghubungiku. Again, I can set my time to read and also make boundaries. Hmm, Make Time jadinya juga tentang merawat kewarasan nih ya.

[Shaimaa شيماء · Rating 3 out of 5]

فكرة الكتاب الأساسية إننا منسبش حياتنا تروح هدر...
ما نبقاش مشدودين لناس تانية طول الوقت..
يبقى لينا احنا السيطرة على حياتنا..
طبعا الكلام ده بيتكرر كثير في الكتب حاليا، لأن المشتتات فعلا ورانا ورانا في كل لحظة في حياتنا، وكله بيصارع عشان يشدك ناحيته، وبتتصرف فلوس كثير ومجهود كبير في الموضوع ده..

الحلو في الكتاب إن المؤلفين نفسهم مش بيدعوا المثالية، وإنهم برضه بيحاولوا وبيفشلوا..

عشان كده هما متأكدين إن الخروج من الواقع صعب، بس ممكن نخلق لنفسنا جزء خاص نتحكم فيه بمجرد تنفيذ تعديلات بسيطة على يومنا، على الأقل نحس بالسيطرة ولو على جزء صغير من حياتنا..

الفكرة الأساسية إن الواحد مننا يعمل لنفسه هدف يومي مميز ويحاول يظبط يومه لتحقيق الهدف ده.. الهدف مش لازم يكون حاجة عظيمة، ممكن يكون هدف بسيط زي عمل وجبة للعشا، او قراءة جزء من كتاب، او يكون هدف يومي لانجاز مشروع معين زي كتابة بحث مثلا..

تاني حاجة التركيز في وقت معين لانجاز الهدف ده، وطبعا دي حاجة بقت من اصعب الأمور بسبب ملهيات الميديا اللي مش بتنقطع.

ثالث حاجة شحن طاقة الإنسان عشان يقدر يركز في تنفيذ الهدف ده عن طريق الاكل الصحي وممارسة الرياضة والاهتمام بجودة النوم.

استراتيجيات كثير نصحوا بها، كل واحد ممكن ينفذ منها اللي يناسبه، الكتاب ظريف في العموم وخفيف، فيه طبعا كلام كثير مكرر، لكن التكرار يعلم الشطار، وربنا يعافينا إن شاء الله من امراض العصر الحديث.

** ثلاث طرق لتختار الهدف
الإلحاح، الرضا، المتعة.
أحد القواعد المجربة أن تختار هدفا يستغرق أدؤاه من ستين لتسعين دقيقة.

**التغلب على المشتتات

. جرب أن تستخدم هاتفا خاليا من الإلهاءات

. سجل خروجا

. ألغ التنبيهات

. اترك شاشتك الرئيسية خالية

. ارتد ساعة يد

. اترك الأجهزة

.لا تتوقف عن الحركة

.تناول طعاما حقيقيا

.نم في كهف

**ولكن هذه التغييرات الجذرية ليست ضرورية هناك فرضية خفية خلف نظام اصنع وقتك، مفادها: أنت قريب بالفعل، إذ تستطيع تحولات صغيرة أن تمنحك زمام السيطرة. إذا قللت من استخدام بضعة إلهاءات، وزادت طاقتك البدنية والذهنية قليلا، وركزت انتباهك على نقطة واحدة مضيئة، يمكن أن يتحول يوم عمل عادي إلى يوم استثنائي ولا يتطلب الأمر جدول مواعيد فارغا، بل مجرد ستين إلى تسعين دقيقة من الانتباه على شيء خاص. والهدف هو أن تصنع وقتا لشيء مهم، وتحقق مزيدا من التوازن، وتستمتع باليوم أكثر قليلا.

[Paige · Rating 1 out of 5]

Here’s a quick summary of this book: delete social media. delete Netflix. Boom, you have more time to do other things.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read Cal Newport's Deep Work recently for book club at work, and I thought I'd supplement it with this while I was engaged in a concerted effort to be more thoughtful about the way I apply my attention, to what, and why. This is a fast read that works quite well as a peppy companion volume to Newport's more discursive approach.

In fact, this book is almost disastrously cheerful. The bright yellow case wrap framing the open book in your hands, the cartoonish illustrations, and the chat-bubble soliloquies from one or other author sharing a personal spin on one of the 87 tips all contribute to one of the zippiest tones I have ever experienced in a self-help book. I particularly enjoyed the footnotes that were stuffed full of references to studies and further reading yet were written with the same incorrigible buoyancy as the rest of the book. I get the impression that the target audience is some kind of hyper adult toddler who hasn't read a book in years. But never mind that, because there's plenty of excellent, practical tips in here for everybody, and they are so actionable that I already did two of them before even finishing the book.

The authors are designers by training, and they clearly understand how to keep the path smooth so that their users will be far more likely to actually use their product. Here, their product is their "Make Time" system that consists of four steps:
1. Highlight: Start each day by choosing a single focal point that you'll tackle for sixty to ninety minutes at some point during the day.
2. Laser: Beat distraction to focus on your Highlight during an optimum time for you.
3. Energize: Take care of your body to recharge your brain and get the most out of your time.
4. Reflect: Notice what worked and what didn't and what you are grateful for at the end of the day, so you can adjust and improve your system every day.

I've taken the authors' advice and dog eared some pages of strategies that I want to experiment with first, and I'm also pulling some quotes they used as epigraphs into my personal list of favorites.

[Tim Lancaster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid. Much of the advice is not necessarily new, but it is presented simply and in a memorable framework.

[Vuk Trifkovic · Rating 3 out of 5]

In which two people who worked very hard on making all these apps tell you how to put in the effort to ignore the said apps in order not to go completely insane.

Some good tips. Some typical SV bullshit. I suspect very useful and effective though.

[Sebastian Gebski · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is exactly what I expect from Silicon Valley guys writing about focus, avoiding distraction, and effective time management. They don't dive into psychological details, brain composition, elephants, riders, etc. - instead they provide a simple mental model, full of catchy phrases and good comparisons/metaphors (e.g. infinity pool). Some may call it shallow, but ... in fact it's what works in many cases.

The book is short, funny, enjoyable. It's composition is very simple and really helps with avoiding getting repetitious. In fact about 60-70% of the book is very practical: particular "techniques"/concepts you can use on the daily basis. I'm not saying they are all stellar, but at least none are ridiculous.

Time and focus mgmt is something I'm very keen on - that's why I read every promising book on the topic. TBH "Make Time" is in my Top 5 or maybe even Top 3. Good stuff - similar level of usefulness to "Atomic Habits" or Heaths' books. Recommended.

[Matt Lillywhite · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you’re new to the world of personal development, this book will be a game changer. It’s filled with lots of practical strategies & useful advice to take back control of your schedule and make time for things that matter.

Sadly, the book doesn’t offer anything new. 99% of the ideas can be found in other productivity books, YouTube videos etc.

4 stars.

[Austra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kā aklai vistai grauds.

Kaut kā tā man gadījās šī grāmata, kad kārtējo reizi apcerēju - skat, kā dzīve aizzib garām! Pagājusi vēl viena nedēļa, un es esmu izdarījusi tieši necik no tām lietām, ko sen gribu izdarīt. Jā, jā, gribu, bet nedaru. Kā tā var būt?

Protams, neviena (paš)palīdzības grāmata nevar izdarīt lietas jūsu vietā. Bet es ar to ļoti ātri aizrāvos, sāku pierakstīt principus un jau pirmajā nedēļā sāku dažus no tiem ieviest dzīvē. Laiks rādīs, vai es izdarīšu vai neizdarīšu lietas, ko sen jau gribu (bet nedaru). Bet es pilnīgi noteikti esmu iegaumējusi daudzus vērtīgus padomus. Tie gan nekur nepazudīs. (Galvenokārt tāpēc, ka esmu tos izkladzinājusi visiem tiem draugiem, kas gatavi klausīties. Dažreiz tā pat nav viņu izvēle.) Ja dažus no tiem būtu zinājusi gadus 10 agrāk, ir lietas, kas būtu citādāk. Tā kā mana dzīve ir krietni atšķirīga no Googlistu, ne viss ir piemērojams manai mazajai mietpilsonīša ikdienai. Tāpēc 4 zvaigznes, ne piecas. Bet vispār grāmata, ar ko gribas iemest daudziem.

“Research shows that the way you experience your days is not determined primarily by what happens to you. In fact, you create your own reality by choosing what you pay attention to.”

[Alfredo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nota da releitura: Muito bom revisitar esse livro! Algumas dicas deixaram de fazer sentido em comparação com a primeira vez que o li, mas outras passaram a ser úteis. É um livro que tem um público-alvo em mente (pessoas que trabalham em escritórios e têm uma rotina corrida), mas com dicas vastas o bastante para funcionar relativamente bem com todo mundo. Estava precisando de algumas sugestões deles, comecei a aplicar as mais interessantes e já estou vendo progresso!

Resenha original: Em "Faça tempo", os autores nos mostram que costumamos trabalhar com tarefas (geralmente entediantes e mecânicas) e metas de longo prazo. Apesar de terem sua importância, não são o bastante para que a gente aproveite nosso dia a dia, nosso caminho até a meta. Com frequência, nos esquecemos de como passamos nossos últimos dias ou perdemos o controle do nosso tempo. Por isso, é preciso agir. O livro ensina como fazer isso a partir de quatro passos:

- Destaque (o que você precisa e/ou quer fazer hoje? Escolha uma tarefa);
- Foco (como evitar distrações? Como ignorar as notificações do celular? Como lidar com a tecnologia?);
- Energia (como não se sentir constantemente cansado? Como usar a cafeína ao nosso favor?);
- Reflexão (o que funcionou ou não e por quê? Por qual momento sou grato?).

Eu adorei as dicas e achei muito simples de adaptá-las a minha realidade. A ideia dos autores de usar tópicos e capítulos curtos ajuda a dinamizar a leitura e a facilitar a procura de informações específicas. Esse com certeza é um livro ao qual retornarei inúmeras vezes para consultar. Recomendo a leitura.

[Lobna Elhaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

#قرأت_لك_هذا_الكتاب
#اصنع_وقتاً_أكثر_من_المتاح
ترجمة #سمر_حجازي
اسمحولي أكتب الريڤيو النهاردة بالعامية 😁 لإن الكتاب ده طلع روحي وعاوزة أعبر براحتي في البوست 😒
عارفين لما واحدة تشتكي إن جوزها نرجسي ، لإنه ساعات يطلعها لسابع سما وساعات ينزلها لسابع أرض؟ أهو الكتاب ده نرجسي 😂 آه والله زمبؤلك كدة 😁
ساعات تعجبني أوي الحاجات اللي فيه وساعات أقول له إيه المعلومات البديهية دي !!
الكتاب ده أرهقني في قراءته لإني أخدت وقت كبير علشان أقرأه
الحاجات اللي عجبتني فيه هي:
- الفصل القبل الأخير اللي بيتكلم عنه عن الكافيين عجبني حداً جداً جداً
-فصل الهاتف وتقليل استخدامه عجبتني أفكاره
-الترجمة لسمر حجازي ممتازة
- أفكار الكتاب كثيرة وغزيرة بس بالنسبة لي مش ممتع أوي

مش عارفة ده إنطباعي لوحدي على الكتاب ولا فيه حد قرأه وشايف إنه كويس ؟
المهم أنا حاديله ⭐️⭐️⭐️وأبئا كارماه كمان 😅

#لبنى_الحو

[Kair Käsper · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a useful, but superficial book from the authors of Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. The opus tries to capture all of the popular nuggets on productivity, sleep, diet, meditation, fitness and put them into one. As a result it reads like a collection of blog articles and should be taken as such.

I’d say roughly half of the book stems from the authors’ personal experience and the other half is based on second-hand scientific truths from popular writers like Cal Newport, Tim Ferriss, David Allen, Yuval Noah Harari et al. There probably is some solid research hidden in the 87 tactics, but you’d be hard-pressed to pin it down.

Never the less, there are some interesting ideas in this book, several of which I’ve taken into use. Examples would be the setting primary/secondary focuses for the day and scheduling email time.

Because I’m somewhat familiar with the topics discussed, including the works of the authors mentioned before, I ran into repetition quite a lot. If you haven’t really dug into productivity and self-help before, it’s a very good introduction.

Sidenote. As an unintended consequence, after seeing the randomness of the authors’ methodology, I now have much less belief in the five day sprint.

[Christina Pilkington · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you obsessively read organization and productivity books like I do, I don't think you will find anything ground-breaking or new in Make Time. But it's a good reinforcement and encouragement in good time management habits with a few interesting tips and tricks for focusing on the most important priorities in your life.

The book breaks down its simple formula for Making Time: the Highlight, Lasar Focus, Energize, and Reflect. It's premise is that if you take one chunk of 60-90 minutes per day to do one or more related tasks or activities of your choice and time block ahead of time- activities that bring you a sense of joy or accomplishment- you will end each day with a sense of purpose.

The Highlight portion of the book was my favorite and the one tactic I think will make the biggest difference in the way I do my Weekly Reviews and daily planning in the next year. I'm someone who constantly puts way too many things on my daily to-do list (10-15 items every day), and winds up always needing to push off items onto future days. And then I feel like a failure, even if I did accomplish a lot of things that day. I love the idea of having an hour and a half dedicated to whatever I feel the most compelled to work on that day and knowing that even if I only accomplished that one task- it was the one thing that was most important to me for that day.

Make Time is a worthy read, and I'd highly recommend reading it!

[Isabelle | Nine Tale Vixen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The organization of this book is super intuitive, with high-level explanations followed by specific research and suggestions. In addition to personal anecdotes and examples from the authors, as well as fun visuals and further reading for the nerds who can't get enough, there are almost 90 tactics to test for yourself — the emphasis is on figuring out what works for you, one accessible step at a time.

Obviously, you're only ever going to get as much out of a book like this as you're willing to apply. But for me, this has already positively changed the way I plan and structure my day to make time for what I actually want to accomplish.

Recommended by Ali Abdaal.

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CONVERSION : 13.25 / 15 = 5 stars

Prose: 8 / 10
Intellectual Engagement: 8 / 10
Credibility: 9 / 10
Organization / Structure: 10 / 10

Emotional Impact / Interest: 4 / 5
Memorability: 5 / 5

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

The content of this book is not revolutionary for those familiar with popular time management literature (i.e. limit the number of things you focus on each day, limit distractions such as technology, eat healthy food and exercise regularly, and reflect and adapt accordingly). However, the book uses clever labels and fun illustrations for well-worn concepts and packages the dense literature about maximizing time into an easy, accessible read. The ultimate takeaway is we can be more productive by focusing on less, and the most important aspect of time management is not the number of checks on the to do list but freeing up space for the things that matter.

[Anas | أنس · Rating 4 out of 5]

الكتاب جدا جميل واستفدت منه كثيرا في تنظيم وقتي
فيه قوانين جدا كثير تساعدك انك تحافظ على وقتك رغم المشتتات الموجودة من حولنا
افضل شيء عجبني في الكتاب مؤلفي الكتاب ماشين على هذه القوانين وكل واحد منهم يعطينا راية الشخصي بصراحة
جدا استفدت من هذه الكتاب وانصح أي واحد عنده عذر (انه مشغول دائما) ان يقرأ هذه الكتاب
متأكد انه راح تتغير نظرته للوقت
قراءة ممتعة لكم

[Karis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful and practical advice about honoring our priorities in life, written in a personable and humorous style.

[Adriza · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my book of the year ❤️
It gave me happiness because it helped me incrementally make changes, quit bad habits cold turkey, and document my efforts. Could I ask for more? I probably could but then I'd be biting off more I can chew, heh.
I'd suggest reading this with Atomic Habits and Almanac of Naval Ravikant. If you want to externally transform yourself, these are the thrilling trio I would recommend (I probably need this for future me too).

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a public librarian, who prefers borrowing books over purchasing them, this is one I’m considering buying for keeps. It’s logical, simple, easily digestible, and doesn’t ask for the moon. I highly recommend to anyone who feels overwhelmed at work, at home, in life, etc.

[Mehrsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some good tips in here that will help increase productivity, but the book is a compilation of tips from a whole bunch of other books. I usually prefer to go to the source, which here would be Duhigg's Habit books, the Deep Work book, and Rapt.