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48 reviews for:
How to be a Productivity Ninja UPDATED EDITION: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do
Graham Allcott
3.52 AVERAGE
48 reviews for:
How to be a Productivity Ninja UPDATED EDITION: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do
Graham Allcott
3.52 AVERAGE
Made me think and work on organising my email. Not terribly applicable to my work place but worth reading for some ideas.
Was a library book. Got quite a lot from it by skimming through and finding areas of interest. Did t bother with the rest of it.
Section on emails is brilliant, but the rest of it didn't really fit with my work. Will go back to it at some point
Practical And Adaptable Advice
I read this following Think Productive's Productivity Ninja Masterclass which was excellent. While I don't utilise everything in this book I do now use their systems for email management (very effective) and found I already applied the 'second brain' concept through Bullet Journalling (which I highly recommend the book on by Ryder Carrol, The Bullet Journal Method).
Some of the methods explained are oldy-but-goody's for sure (Pomodoro Method for instance) and anyone who's read anything around productivity will already be familiar with them but Alcott places them is a fairly cohesive system. That being said I think the book recommends too many receptacles for information and productivity and I don't really like their list system - I personally think the less the better but that's my preference and frankly, that is the key to productivity this book does hit on the head: you have to find what works for you. this books gives a great list of places to start, both for office workers and home workers.
To read more of my reviews, visit my blog, Bloodthirsty Little Beasts.
I read this following Think Productive's Productivity Ninja Masterclass which was excellent. While I don't utilise everything in this book I do now use their systems for email management (very effective) and found I already applied the 'second brain' concept through Bullet Journalling (which I highly recommend the book on by Ryder Carrol, The Bullet Journal Method).
Some of the methods explained are oldy-but-goody's for sure (Pomodoro Method for instance) and anyone who's read anything around productivity will already be familiar with them but Alcott places them is a fairly cohesive system. That being said I think the book recommends too many receptacles for information and productivity and I don't really like their list system - I personally think the less the better but that's my preference and frankly, that is the key to productivity this book does hit on the head: you have to find what works for you. this books gives a great list of places to start, both for office workers and home workers.
To read more of my reviews, visit my blog, Bloodthirsty Little Beasts.
This was a reread. My fav productivity book ever. I use some of the principles every day and fancied a refresh as my job has changed recently.
Unsurprisingly, this book is channeled towards the business world. A lot of the examples it uses are from an office. But it wasn't slow and boring; it moved along at a good pace, giving me all the important material without losing my attention or wasting my time. And even though it wasn't a direct fit for my situation, it provided a lot of helpful tips to implement even in my life.
If you love "let's put what we learned to work" exercises (as I do—surprise!), you'll have a blast at the end of the first few chapters. At first I thought they might be boring and not coordinate well with me personally, but they were actually fun and tactful. Toward the end, when it began talking about organizing meetings and other such things that did not pertain to me, I didn't complete every exercise. But I was still able to take something away from every chapter.
Random things I liked:
1. The British turns-of-phrases. How he said "communication is king" instead of "key." How he called the "telephone" game "Chinese Whispers." It made me grin over and over. (I do like those Brits.)
2. It read very smoothly. Graham's sentences moved along like a ship over calm waters. Easy to read and actually quite relaxing.
3. The last chapter. I loved how he called our procrastination "the resistance." It made it sound like a mighty army we're collectively battling against with physical weapons—which is basically exactly what it is.
TLDR: Geared towards CEOs, but it has a lot of useful advice—and it's fun, if you're the type who likes to read psychology for pleasure.
If you love "let's put what we learned to work" exercises (as I do—surprise!), you'll have a blast at the end of the first few chapters. At first I thought they might be boring and not coordinate well with me personally, but they were actually fun and tactful. Toward the end, when it began talking about organizing meetings and other such things that did not pertain to me, I didn't complete every exercise. But I was still able to take something away from every chapter.
Random things I liked:
1. The British turns-of-phrases. How he said "communication is king" instead of "key." How he called the "telephone" game "Chinese Whispers." It made me grin over and over. (I do like those Brits.)
2. It read very smoothly. Graham's sentences moved along like a ship over calm waters. Easy to read and actually quite relaxing.
3. The last chapter. I loved how he called our procrastination "the resistance." It made it sound like a mighty army we're collectively battling against with physical weapons—which is basically exactly what it is.
TLDR: Geared towards CEOs, but it has a lot of useful advice—and it's fun, if you're the type who likes to read psychology for pleasure.
There are certainty a lot of cliché terms and modern Mumbo-Jumbo to pass off as methodology.
If you struggle with organisation, this book will probably be helpful to you. It wasn't especially groundbreaking for me, and I also just realised that it wasn't what I needed right now - maybe something to revisit when I'm back in the job market!
One thing I will take away is a useful reminder that we all have different attention levels at different times of day, and that it’s important to lean into that when you’re planning your day. I’ve recently left work to become a student, and the desire to spend all hours studying is strong, but actually not the best way to retain information.
One thing I will take away is a useful reminder that we all have different attention levels at different times of day, and that it’s important to lean into that when you’re planning your day. I’ve recently left work to become a student, and the desire to spend all hours studying is strong, but actually not the best way to retain information.
Pretty much a collection of ideas from other productivity genre books presented with the theme of "cool ninja" persona.
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Lots of good advice in this book, but it clearly uses most of the ideas from David Allen, who wrote "Getting Things Done" (which I've read more than once). So for me there wasn't too many new things added to my belt. It was fun because the author uses ninja references and imagery to get his point across.