Help Yourself Get Everything Done : and Still Have Time to Play

By Mark Forster

Book Overview

Time is what our lives are made of. Failure to use it properly is disastrous. Yet most books on time management don't work because they take little account of human psychology or the unexpected. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0658021508
• ISBN13: 9780658021503
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

A book written by someone who was a poor time manager

Many of the books about managing time seem to be written by systematic organized people who share their techniques, and the assumption is that you too can manage time if you follow their methods.Mark Forster started from the position that he was poor at managing his time. He analyzed what was going on, and recognized that the problem he had was about attention and about poor habits. He also noted that some of the most time-effective people he knew didn't use time management techniques at all. He created a series of training exercises, described in the book, which will help develop more effective habits.The book is personal, and describes the problems he had in learning his new methods in an interesting form. I'd recommend this book for anyone who wants to be more effective in getting things done.

One of the most unique books on life management

"The danger is that better time management techniques will lead to bigger and better overwhelm." Since we cannot add more actual time to the day we must be conscious of what activities consume time. Which ones do we most want to get done and which other activities we can say no to. As Mark says it is Life management rather than time management. Other topics he discusses are: What does someone who seems to be on top of everything all the time do differently than those who seem to always be one step behind? What is the need to manage our lives better? Common time management techniques their good and bad points. Overcomming resistances, focusing our attention, and breaking bad habits. There are many more topics and many exercises.This book was an entertaining and motivating look at managing ones life. I am now reading it through for the second time.

At last - a truly unique and original system!

...If I were to attempt to sum up the essence of this book in one idea, it would be that one of the most efficient and effective uses of your time is to set up systems to use your time efficiently and effectively. Among the many systems offered in the book, including "Halving", "SWEET", and "Using Resistance to Order your Day", Forster's unique and valuable contribution to the world of time management is his system for dealing with "free-floating" items - the myriad activities from e-mail to prospecting to administration that tend to either dominate or drop through the cracks of our increasingly busy lives. Utilising this one idea, which empowers you to deal with a near infinite variety of tasks in short, manageable "bursts" of time, has allowed me to live at least three lives at once, maintaining an acting career, an active training and coaching schedule, and a wonderful family while still finding time to read, sleep, play with my dog, follow the Boston Red Sox and the LA Lakers, and write a daily coaching tip five days a week!Excellent, unique, valuable, and highly, highly recommended.

Definitely worth reading! - Brilliant! and Very Useful!

At last! a book that goes deeper than just telling you what to do to get results - by reading the book you will also understand what stops you achieving results as fast as you would like! Yet at the same time discover brilliant, simple, motivating and practical ways to get your work or tasks done in less time! What I like most about the book (aside from the choice of effective strategies) is the fact that it is clear, straightforward, humourous and easy to read unlike other time/organisation orientated books. I wish someone had given me this book sooner and better still - if I had known about it I would have bought it a long time ago myself!