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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Duhigg writes well, however the topics in each chapter lack strong relationships to one another.
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Horrible book, I must say a complete waste of time.
1. It is way too long for what it is about.
2. Those anecdotes are too boring and don't prove a point.
3. I don't even know what the book is about anymore.
Read another book, your time is too precious to waste it on books like this.
1. It is way too long for what it is about.
2. Those anecdotes are too boring and don't prove a point.
3. I don't even know what the book is about anymore.
Read another book, your time is too precious to waste it on books like this.
informative
slow-paced
This was okay. Some interesting stories, but I didn't pick up on what he was really trying to teach with them. I didn't find anything really applicable to my life regarding productivity. Wouldn't say I learned anything and I kind of just wanted to get through it. I would have preferred more direct language and steps to take to help with productivity, and cut down on the stories. The author's other books were better, but similar format.
What motivates me to go to work every day? I'm sure there are people all over the world who wake up and ask that question. Why, do I do it? For me, the answer's easy: I am addicted to living in an air-conditioned house and eating food.
I am very fortunate in that I actually like my job. That doesn't mean I don't want to get better at it. I am always looking for ways to improve in all aspects of my life. I want to learn more, retain more, and produce more. That's why I picked up Smarter Faster Better in the first place, to see if there was anything I could glean and apply to my daily life or work.
Quite often, I have noticed, books claiming to have a system for you to become more productive fall into the trap of repeating their elevator pitch in twenty different ways to make up 90 percent of the content. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Mr. Duhigg introduced a concept, provided supporting documentation, and then real world applications (where it has worked). The book is built around 8 concepts that can help both individuals and teams function better. He covers motivation, focus, goal setting, and decision-making for instance. Lean management techniques and psychological safety are included.
I have used the SMART system before but I had never seen it paired with a stretch goal (a goal that when you first look at it, you'd think there was no way to reach it.) I have begun to experiment with some of the suggestions in the book. I decided for example to take on fewer projects and give greater attention to the ones I do have (focus). Also, I am trying to work on more things I am interested in or feel passionate about (motivation). I've begun applying his approach to my to-do lists. I will be looking for the opportunities to apply probabilistic thinking to future projects and for variables to manipulate. It will all make for a better product.
For some time I have thought that schools should have a course called "Cause and Effect Thinking." In the Cincinnati schools discussed in the book they used Engineering Design Process which is pretty close to what I was envisioning. They say that the human mind can't really see the big picture until the mid-twenties but I bet that's because we've not made a concerted effort to develop that skill. I'm glad to see that it's being employed and that it's working. If we can get that and a greater focus on economics at every grade level it will go a long way towards fixing our school systems, which ARE BROKEN. Money spent on education is only a waste if it's not achieving ends that are beneficial to all of society and the world. Okay, I'm calming down now. . . maybe.
At any rate, the book is easy to read with solid examples. I am going to pick up The Power of Habit just because I was so impressed with this product. Not all of the concepts will work in every situation but they will help in most.
I am very fortunate in that I actually like my job. That doesn't mean I don't want to get better at it. I am always looking for ways to improve in all aspects of my life. I want to learn more, retain more, and produce more. That's why I picked up Smarter Faster Better in the first place, to see if there was anything I could glean and apply to my daily life or work.
Quite often, I have noticed, books claiming to have a system for you to become more productive fall into the trap of repeating their elevator pitch in twenty different ways to make up 90 percent of the content. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Mr. Duhigg introduced a concept, provided supporting documentation, and then real world applications (where it has worked). The book is built around 8 concepts that can help both individuals and teams function better. He covers motivation, focus, goal setting, and decision-making for instance. Lean management techniques and psychological safety are included.
I have used the SMART system before but I had never seen it paired with a stretch goal (a goal that when you first look at it, you'd think there was no way to reach it.) I have begun to experiment with some of the suggestions in the book. I decided for example to take on fewer projects and give greater attention to the ones I do have (focus). Also, I am trying to work on more things I am interested in or feel passionate about (motivation). I've begun applying his approach to my to-do lists. I will be looking for the opportunities to apply probabilistic thinking to future projects and for variables to manipulate. It will all make for a better product.
For some time I have thought that schools should have a course called "Cause and Effect Thinking." In the Cincinnati schools discussed in the book they used Engineering Design Process which is pretty close to what I was envisioning. They say that the human mind can't really see the big picture until the mid-twenties but I bet that's because we've not made a concerted effort to develop that skill. I'm glad to see that it's being employed and that it's working. If we can get that and a greater focus on economics at every grade level it will go a long way towards fixing our school systems, which ARE BROKEN. Money spent on education is only a waste if it's not achieving ends that are beneficial to all of society and the world. Okay, I'm calming down now. . . maybe.
At any rate, the book is easy to read with solid examples. I am going to pick up The Power of Habit just because I was so impressed with this product. Not all of the concepts will work in every situation but they will help in most.
Read about halfway through then quickly scanned the rest. I was expecting much more, the stories are interesting (some more than others) but for me I should have just read the summary at the end and left it at that.
I am disappointed in this book, as the book does not have much in the way of new methods of doing work “smarter faster better” as the title indicates. It contains some interesting stories of how highly successful people do work, but this is not nearly as useful of a book as Duhigg’s other book, The Power of Habit.
Boring and the stories jumped all over the place before he pulled them together at the end of the chapter. Made it confusing to try to follow
Lots of useful ideas, specifically concerning teamwork, control, and creativity. I hope I can successfully apply my life to some of these ideas.