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 | | The Time Trap: The Classic Book on Time Management by Alec Mackenzie ISBN-10: 9780814479261 ISBN-10: 0-8144-7926-X ISBN-13: 9780814479261 ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-7926-1 Paperback 1997-09-17 AMACOM Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Can't say no? Reluctant to delegate? Information overload? More and more people today are finding their time clogged up with endless activities and responsibilities, and their work lives spinning out of control. No matter how hard they try to get things done...there's never enough time! Now practical, realistic solutions to the problem are spelled out clearly and concisely in this new edition of the classic book on time management. The Time Trap shows readers how to squeeze the optimal efficiency-and satisfaction-out of their workday as they learn how to: ** recognize how human nature is usually the root cause of dwindling time Based on decades of research with businesspeople around the world, The Time Trap is filled with smart tactics, hard-hitting interviews, and handy time management tools. With a half million copies sold in previous editions, it's the most popular time management toolkit available. | ||
Amazon.com Review Since it was first published, The Time Trap, by internationally known authority Alec Mackenzie, has indeed become The Classic Book on Time Management, as proclaimed in its subtitle. Based on the theory that self-management is the key to handling the time crunch that we all face, it focuses primarily on Mackenzie's 20 biggest time wasters, such as telephone interruptions, the inability to say "no," and personal disorganization, and offers clear step-by-step ways to combat them. The updated third edition also includes information on time problems caused by technology, downsizing, and self-employment. | ||
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Buy this! This book belongs in your private library. Highly applicable to all walks of life. | ||
The Time Trap I personally didn't read this book but purchased it for my boss. It must have been good because he purchased 2 more copies! | ||
The Time Trap Taking Care of the Basics The Time Trap by Alec Mackenzie is a classic in the field, yet is one of the most easily readable and practical books on the subject I've ever read. I read this book for the first time in the early 1970's and have since re-read and studied it as I've applied the principles. The chapter on managing yourself gives the reader tips that make sense and the appendix that tells you how to "spring the time trap" is worth its weight in gold. | ||
Best in Class I have read many books on this topic, and this is the best by far | ||
Targeted for working people, not much for the rest of us This time management book is very workplace-oriented. Almost every page or so has something to do with meetings, paperwork, calendars, delegation, business communication, time logs, etc. Not really applicable for a stay-at-home parent such as myself. Most, if not all, of the given examples are set in the workplace. Even the charts and figures and worksheets are applicable only to working or business situations. Very frustrated reader. Couldn't move past the first few pages. Skimmed through the book at best, not much interesting information for myself though. (The principles, concepts, and advice given by the author are very helpful and quite impressive...but again, just for work settings, and not for my situation) This would be an excellent book for someone who is looking to get organized at work/home business. But for the rest of us who are full-time or stay-at-home parents, students, and unemployed or between-jobs, I'd suggest searching for other titles with a more general approach to time management. ***I wish the publishers had added something in the title to indicate its targeted readers...maybe something like "The Classic Book on Time Management in the Workplace"--or something!*** | ||