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greenadex's review against another edition
3.0
Read this book as part of a book club from work.
I had no idea who Grace Beverly was and overall I was pretty clueless about the book's contents or its target audience when I started reading it. All I knew was that I wanted to have a conversation about work and I wanted to reflect upon my approach and motivation and this book seemed as good a start as any other.
I enjoyed most of the book and I feel like I got what I needed from it + some tips or tricks that I'd like to implement. Personally I enjoyed most the chapters on productivity, flow, success and the art of doing nothing. I got to reflect a lot on what works and what doesn't for me, whether the definitions that I have set up are relevant and whether the strategies that I adopt for work and personal life are really effective or beneficial. Admittedly, I've never read a business+self-help type of book before so I'm guessing that the contents of these chapter are not, by any means, innovative but I do think that the way the narrative of these chapters is built up, you can get some meaningful ideas out of it, especially if this your first book in the genre.
I was pretty surprised that there was so much talk about Gen Z and Millennials, probably because I didn't really know who the author was. I'm a Millennial, borderline Gen Z myself, but I found the amount of talk around these generations a bit too excessive or unnecessary. The points around this topic were over repeated and over explained to the point that the book must feel a bit strange for someone who is in neither of these generations. Some chapters felt diluted or unclear, resembling more the transcript of someone giving a talk rather than a book. The first 40 pages or so of the book were hard to get through personally due to the points mentioned beforehand, but I don't regret continuing to read it as it definitely gets better afterwards.
I had no idea who Grace Beverly was and overall I was pretty clueless about the book's contents or its target audience when I started reading it. All I knew was that I wanted to have a conversation about work and I wanted to reflect upon my approach and motivation and this book seemed as good a start as any other.
I enjoyed most of the book and I feel like I got what I needed from it + some tips or tricks that I'd like to implement. Personally I enjoyed most the chapters on productivity, flow, success and the art of doing nothing. I got to reflect a lot on what works and what doesn't for me, whether the definitions that I have set up are relevant and whether the strategies that I adopt for work and personal life are really effective or beneficial. Admittedly, I've never read a business+self-help type of book before so I'm guessing that the contents of these chapter are not, by any means, innovative but I do think that the way the narrative of these chapters is built up, you can get some meaningful ideas out of it, especially if this your first book in the genre.
I was pretty surprised that there was so much talk about Gen Z and Millennials, probably because I didn't really know who the author was. I'm a Millennial, borderline Gen Z myself, but I found the amount of talk around these generations a bit too excessive or unnecessary. The points around this topic were over repeated and over explained to the point that the book must feel a bit strange for someone who is in neither of these generations. Some chapters felt diluted or unclear, resembling more the transcript of someone giving a talk rather than a book. The first 40 pages or so of the book were hard to get through personally due to the points mentioned beforehand, but I don't regret continuing to read it as it definitely gets better afterwards.
youvegotwings's review against another edition
4.0
“Doing nothing is being productive, self-care is productive, even when it doesn’t involve creating any tangible piece of work. I worry deeply that we, as a generation, won’t be able to internalise this in the way we need to.”
This book made my little planner heart very happy. Lots of simple but sound advice that can actually work for everyone. And a good reminder that in order to do good work you need to plan not doing work.
This book made my little planner heart very happy. Lots of simple but sound advice that can actually work for everyone. And a good reminder that in order to do good work you need to plan not doing work.
etheres's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
This was an enjoyable book with lots of good points, but reading it felt more like validating my already established views rather than learning anything new, hence the lower rating.
kimberlywyatt5's review against another edition
5.0
I started following the author on social media a few years ago because I heard her speak on Amanda Bucci’s podcast. I love lifting weights and I used to listen to podcasts and watch YouTube channels of people in that scene. Grace was one of them. She has definitely became such a major success and I love this book. It has practical information and reminds us overachievers to slow down and enjoy what we are doing and to try not to compare ourselves so much to our peers, especially by social media standards. Must read.
estelleidekreads's review against another edition
it’s a good book but i’m not in the right headspace to really absorb it. i also know a lot of this advice already from following grace’s inta and using her planners. i hope to get to it later in the year