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Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan by Francesca Gino
shirleypollock's review against another edition
2.0
I will continue to read this book - however there is a lot of talk about the experiments undertaken and only a little amount of time what the results mean. I was disappointed that there were less suggestions for how we can stick to the plan - maybe that comes later in the book.
coffeechug's review against another edition
4.0
I have been on a kick reading all sorts of books about motivation, drive, introverts, life strategies, etc. This book was next on my list to read. The title captured me because I am on that is easily distracted. I can walk downstairs to do one thing and find myself 5 minutes later upstairs doing something else. I was interested in what the book would have to offer.
The book focuses on nine principles for which the reader is to work with when trying to improve their focus.
1. Raise your awareness
2. Take your emotional temperature
3. Zoom out
4. Take the other party's point of view
5. Question your bonds
6. Check your reference points
7. Consider the source
8. Investigate and question the frame
9 Make your standards shine
When reading this most of these items seemed like common sense. However, what is so powerful about this book is that through all the research how easily we are affected. Most people know to raise their awareness for example. I am trying to get back into shape as I right this review. I know I have to watch what I eat, how I exercise, how much sleep, etc. We know this. Reading all the research that is shared by the author I was not aware at how much we can be sidetracked. Letting our emotions get in the way, viewing ourselves as more of an expert than others to list a few. Once again we might think this is a no brainer. Read the book. Read the research. Be amazed by how much we can impacted by the small things. Things that I never realized. Things are a chain reaction. One little thing can really shift the path we take as our days, weeks, years progress.
I really connected with a Chinese parable that was shard about a cracked pot.
This was one of my favorite parts of the book and how our perceptions or outlook on life events can really impact us.We can be either too narrow or too broad. The book cites examples of businesses and also research to support the idea. This was one of my favorite chapters by far. It really applied to me personally.
Some of the ideas and research I found in Dan Pink's book so that was cool to compare the ideas and take away their views on things. I kept thinking about how I could apply the ideas to teaching as an educator. The items expressed are those soft skills that are not really curriculum, but essential pieces to helping our students become productive adults.
All in all I enjoyed the books. I liked how there was example after example of research to showcase the ideas expressed. I need to think on the book more to see how I can move it to the education world. Many examples were business related which makes sense because we are all aware of many of these companies. A great read. One to check out if looking for something to think, ponder, and apply to your life.
The book focuses on nine principles for which the reader is to work with when trying to improve their focus.
1. Raise your awareness
2. Take your emotional temperature
3. Zoom out
4. Take the other party's point of view
5. Question your bonds
6. Check your reference points
7. Consider the source
8. Investigate and question the frame
9 Make your standards shine
When reading this most of these items seemed like common sense. However, what is so powerful about this book is that through all the research how easily we are affected. Most people know to raise their awareness for example. I am trying to get back into shape as I right this review. I know I have to watch what I eat, how I exercise, how much sleep, etc. We know this. Reading all the research that is shared by the author I was not aware at how much we can be sidetracked. Letting our emotions get in the way, viewing ourselves as more of an expert than others to list a few. Once again we might think this is a no brainer. Read the book. Read the research. Be amazed by how much we can impacted by the small things. Things that I never realized. Things are a chain reaction. One little thing can really shift the path we take as our days, weeks, years progress.
I really connected with a Chinese parable that was shard about a cracked pot.
This was one of my favorite parts of the book and how our perceptions or outlook on life events can really impact us.We can be either too narrow or too broad. The book cites examples of businesses and also research to support the idea. This was one of my favorite chapters by far. It really applied to me personally.
Some of the ideas and research I found in Dan Pink's book so that was cool to compare the ideas and take away their views on things. I kept thinking about how I could apply the ideas to teaching as an educator. The items expressed are those soft skills that are not really curriculum, but essential pieces to helping our students become productive adults.
All in all I enjoyed the books. I liked how there was example after example of research to showcase the ideas expressed. I need to think on the book more to see how I can move it to the education world. Many examples were business related which makes sense because we are all aware of many of these companies. A great read. One to check out if looking for something to think, ponder, and apply to your life.
wellington299's review against another edition
3.0
Sidetracked. I was expecting the book to be more about sticking with a decision made. The book focuses more on how our decisions can be affected.
Francesca is an associated professor at Harvard and uses a lot of studies (using mainly student volunteers?) to test her hypotheses. She spends an exhaustive amount of the book describing the logistics of each of her experiments which proved to be exhaustive to this reader. I would have much preferred more real-life examples.
The gist of the book is that our decisions are subject to a lot more than we think.
Francesca is an associated professor at Harvard and uses a lot of studies (using mainly student volunteers?) to test her hypotheses. She spends an exhaustive amount of the book describing the logistics of each of her experiments which proved to be exhaustive to this reader. I would have much preferred more real-life examples.
The gist of the book is that our decisions are subject to a lot more than we think.
pattymac's review against another edition
3.0
It may be that the authors style simply did not suit me. I found that this book was more of a compilation of sometimes, somewhat related research, tenuously tied to a central theme. At times I found myself looking back to the title, to see how the various studies applied, or where they would lead me to insights that would help me, or direct actions I could take. Though again, this may have been my own shortcoming rather than the authors, I had a very hard time connecting or applying the research to my own circumstance.
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