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18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, And Get The Right Things Done (2011)

by Peter Bregman(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0446583413 (ISBN13: 9780446583411)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Business Plus

review 1: This is a great book which has helped me explore how I choose what to focus on, and how to move forward effectively. I am not transformed, but I am so much more aware of choices and practicalities as a result of my learning form 18 minutes. The book's structure is great for someone like me who tends to read in bite-sized chunks. There are approximately 250 pages divided into four parts and 46 chapters. Each chapter, whilst clearly linked to its neighbours, stands on its own as a clearly described opportunity to learn and change, with a succinct summary at the end. It worked really well for me.
review 2: This book is both realistic and readable. Bregman starts with the premise that you can't get everything done. You just can't, because the time isn't there. So w... morehat do you do? You stop, rise above the situation, focus on the one thing you want to accomplish over the next year, then work each day to accomplish that goal. At the start, middle, and end of each day, you pause and assess whether you focused your day properly, and you take time to pause throughout your day to make sure that each hour is focused on you being the person you want to be and accomplishing the goals you set out to achieve.I cannot testify to how well his method works, as I am in the beginning stages of the method myself. Currently I am figuring out what my focus is to be over the next year, so I've still got some distance to go down the path he describes. However, I can see what Bregman is trying to accomplish, and I don't like it - precisely because I want to do it all. But that's what makes Bregman's book realistic. We can't do it all, and we do ourselves a disservice when we fool ourselves into thinking that we can. Bregman's goal is to help people best utilize their time once they understand this, and that time utilization is best done with a very specific focus in mind.The chapters are very short (5 pages max), so it's an easy, digestible read for anyone. 10 minute breaks at work or a half hour at the start of your day will see you through it in a couple weeks. Highly recommended for people who want to make the most of their time, and who understand that they can't do it all. less

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