Work Less, Do More: The 7-Day Productivity Makeover, Third Edition
- 3h 11m
- Jan Yager
- Hannacroix Creek Books
- 2017
In this third edition of her international hit time management book, Work Less, Do More, sociologist/productivity and relationship coach and expert Dr. Jan Yager offers a 7-day plan to get more done in less time. This revised and updated book covers everything from assessing how productive you are right now, goal setting, prioritizing, to getting over procrastination, perfectionism, poor planning and pacing, 9 other time wasters, organizing, decluttering, teaching time management to your children and teens, work-life balance, and lots more. Well-written, and filled with anecdotes, examples, self-quizzes and worksheets, Dr. Yager also shares the results of her surveys of more than 250 men and women on their time challenges, strengths, and preferred productivity tools.
About the Author
Dr. Jan Yager has been researching, writing about, and conducting workshops on time management since her first book on the subject, Creative Time Management, was published by Prentice Hall in 1984. She is the author of 6 books on time management, translated into more than a dozen languages, including Put More Time On Your Side, 365 Daily Affirmations For Time Management,, and the training manual, Delivering Time Management To It Professionals: A Trainer's Manual. A coach, entrepreneur, and adjunct assistant college professor, Dr. Yager, raised by two loving parents who were workaholics, advocates and teaches her preferred approach to work and life that time management skills offer including work-life balance and being able to Work Less, Do More. She has a Ph.D. in sociology from The City University of New York Graduate Center. In addition to her six time management books, Dr. Yager is the prolific author of more than 35 additional titles, translated into 34 languages.
In this Book
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Introduction to the Third Edition
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Getting Started and Goal Setting
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Dealing with the Five P's — Procrastination, Perfectionism, Poor Planning, Poor Pacing and Petulance—And 8 More Time Blocks
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Prioritizing, Multitasking, and Delegating
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Getting Organized and Mastering Paperwork
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More Effective Ways to Use the Phone, other Equipment, and E-Mail
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Handling Change, Interruptìons or Distractions, and Deadlines
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Improving Relationships, Balancing Your Life, and Teaching Time Management to Children and Teens
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Summing up
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Selected Bibliography Including Cited Works
