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Manage your day-to-day : build your routine, find your focus, and sharpen your creative mind / edited by Jocelyn K. Glei ; foreword by Scott Belsky.

Contributor(s): Glei, Jocelyn K. (Jocelyn Kendall) [editor] | Belsky, Scott [author,, writer of foreword] | McGuinness, Mark (Creative coach) [author] | Rubin, Gretchen [author] | Godin, Seth [author] | Schwartz, Tony, 1952- [author] | Babauta, Leo [author] | Newport, Cal [author] | Jarrett, Christian [author] | Doland, Erin Rooney [author] | Dignan, Aaron [author] | Deschene, Lori [author] | Victore, James, 1962- [author.] | Henry, Todd [author] | McDowell, Scott E [author] | Sagmeister, Stefan, 1962- [author.] | Saunders, Elizabeth Grace [author] | Pressfield, Steven [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: 99U book series: v. 1Publisher: Las Vegas, NV : Amazon Publishing, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 253 pages ; 18 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781477800676 (paperback).Subject(s): Mental efficiency | Mental discipline | Time management | Performance -- Psychological aspects | Work -- Psychological aspects | Self-developmentDDC classification: 153.4
Contents:
Foreword : Retooling for a new era of work -- Building a rock-solid routine. Laying the groundwork for an effective routine -- Harnessing the power of frequency -- Honing your creative practice -- Building renewal into your workday -- Making room for solitude -- Finding focus in a distracted world. Scheduling in time for creative thinking -- Banishing multitasking from our repertoire --Understanding our compulsions ; Learning to create amidst chaos -- Tuning in to you -- Taming your tools. Making e-mail matter -- Using social media mindfully -- Reconsidering constant connectivity -- Awakening to conscious computing -- Reclaiming our self-respect -- Sharpening your creative mind. Creating for you, and you alone -- Training your mind to be ready for insight -- Tricking your brain into creativity -- Letting go of perfectionism -- Getting unstuck -- Coda : a call to action. How pro can you go?.
Subject: Are you over-extended, over-distracted, and overwhelmed? Do you work at a breakneck pace all day, only to find that you haven't accomplished the most important things on your agenda when you leave the office? The world has changed and the way we work has to change, too. With wisdom from 20 leading creative minds, Manage Your Day-to-Day will give you a toolkit for tackling the new challenges of a 24/7, always-on workplace.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing 153.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00220407
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Stop doing busywork. Start doing your best work.

Are you over-extended, over-distracted, and overwhelmed? Do you work at a breakneck pace all day, only to find that you haven't accomplished the most important things on your agenda when you leave the office?

The world has changed and the way we work has to change, too. With wisdom from 20 leading creative minds, Manage Your Day-to-Day will give you a toolkit for tackling the new challenges of a 24/7, always-on workplace.

Featuring contributions from: Dan Ariely, Leo Babauta, Scott Belsky, Lori Deschene, Aaron Dignan, Erin Rooney Doland, Seth Godin, Todd Henry, Christian Jarrett, Scott McDowell, Mark McGuinness, Cal Newport, Steven Pressfield, Gretchen Rubin, Stefan Sagmeister, Elizabeth G. Saunders, Tony Schwartz, Tiffany Shlain, Linda Stone, and James Victore. Plus, a foreword from Behance founder and CEO, Scott Belsky.

"99u̲ Volume one"--Spine

Includes bibliographical references and index

Foreword : Retooling for a new era of work -- Building a rock-solid routine. Laying the groundwork for an effective routine -- Harnessing the power of frequency -- Honing your creative practice -- Building renewal into your workday -- Making room for solitude -- Finding focus in a distracted world. Scheduling in time for creative thinking -- Banishing multitasking from our repertoire --Understanding our compulsions ; Learning to create amidst chaos -- Tuning in to you -- Taming your tools. Making e-mail matter -- Using social media mindfully -- Reconsidering constant connectivity -- Awakening to conscious computing -- Reclaiming our self-respect -- Sharpening your creative mind. Creating for you, and you alone -- Training your mind to be ready for insight -- Tricking your brain into creativity -- Letting go of perfectionism -- Getting unstuck -- Coda : a call to action. How pro can you go?.

Are you over-extended, over-distracted, and overwhelmed? Do you work at a breakneck pace all day, only to find that you haven't accomplished the most important things on your agenda when you leave the office? The world has changed and the way we work has to change, too. With wisdom from 20 leading creative minds, Manage Your Day-to-Day will give you a toolkit for tackling the new challenges of a 24/7, always-on workplace.