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A review by bethpeninger
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for this free readers edition. In exchange I am providing an honest review.
This book took me a lot longer to read than it should have. Not because it was dry or poorly written or any of the usual reasons it might take someone to get through a book. It just took me "forever" for no discernable reason. But I stuck with it because it was really good, really informative, and well written.
Starting with the book's introduction - the topic - I was highlighting things to remember. Duhigg takes 8 components and unpacks them - he believes these 8 parts are key to being productive. They are motivation, teams (teamwork), focus, goal setting, managing others, decision making, innovation, and absorbing data. To discuss each part he sourced out real life examples and events to illustrate the point. These examples were key to understanding what each part looks like in real life - it was a practical rather than academic look at the science - so to speak - of productivity. And Duhigg's writing in a conversational style, even when sharing data, was easy and enjoyable to read. It didn't drag, he provided just the right amount of detail regarding the examples he chose to use or the data and more academic points he wanted to get across. Really good information, really interesting information - I'll be picking up his other title about the power of habits at some point.
This book took me a lot longer to read than it should have. Not because it was dry or poorly written or any of the usual reasons it might take someone to get through a book. It just took me "forever" for no discernable reason. But I stuck with it because it was really good, really informative, and well written.
Starting with the book's introduction - the topic - I was highlighting things to remember. Duhigg takes 8 components and unpacks them - he believes these 8 parts are key to being productive. They are motivation, teams (teamwork), focus, goal setting, managing others, decision making, innovation, and absorbing data. To discuss each part he sourced out real life examples and events to illustrate the point. These examples were key to understanding what each part looks like in real life - it was a practical rather than academic look at the science - so to speak - of productivity. And Duhigg's writing in a conversational style, even when sharing data, was easy and enjoyable to read. It didn't drag, he provided just the right amount of detail regarding the examples he chose to use or the data and more academic points he wanted to get across. Really good information, really interesting information - I'll be picking up his other title about the power of habits at some point.