Work Smarter Not Harder: 18 Productivit Tips That Boost Your Work Day Performance
By Timo Kiander
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Would you like to know how to get more done when you work remotely, work in a cubicle, or work at home for your own business? Are you letting distractions rule your day? Are you finding it impossible to focus on important projects?
Work Smarter Not Harder is your personal guide for helping you on your journey to increased productivity and better work habits.
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11 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5good book, simply of content and language. So many people i think like this book
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good advice. I actually do some of the things that the author has mentioned and am struggling a bit with the rest. It is short too. Took me 20 minutes to read it.
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Work Smarter Not Harder - Timo Kiander
Copyright © 2015 by Timo Kiander
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced without prior written permission from the author. Reviewers are allowed to quote brief passages in reviews.
Please note that this book is for entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the author alone, and should not be taken as expert instruction or commands. The reader is responsible for his or her own actions.
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How to Read This Book
There is not a particular way to read this book. You can either start from the beginning or pick your chapters randomly.
The more important thing is to actually implement the advice in your everyday life. Only that way will you learn which ideas work for you and which one don’t.
Keep this book available, so if you want to refresh your memory or pick up some new tips to improve your work day performance.
Who is This Book For?
This book is geared towards office workers (both at home or in a cubicle). While some tips are perhaps geared more towards those who work in a normal day job, all the advice can be applied to home-based businesses too.
Even if you don’t work in those mentioned environments, you can still pick up some interesting tips to improve your everyday performance.
Introduction
I became interested in time management back in 2007, after reading David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done¹. By reading his book, a new world opened and I have been a student of time management and personal productivity ever since.
After reading plenty of other productivity material from books and blogs, I finally started applying the strategies I had learned to my personal life. Later I took this knowledge to my work days too. Some of the advice worked fine (checking e-mail less was one of those things), while some other tricks increased my stress levels more than they actually helped me (namely, the 2-minute rule).
It’s now 2015 and I have learned a lot more about time management. Not only do I write books about it, but I also train companies about it from time to time.
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