About the book
Building a daily routine, guarding focus and keeping a creative mind sharp in a workplace that never switches off are the themes of this collection from 99U. Twenty contributors supply the advice, among them Seth Godin, Cal Newport, Gretchen Rubin, Dan Ariely, Steven Pressfield and Tony Schwartz, alongside Leo Babauta, Todd Henry, Stefan Sagmeister and Linda Stone. The premise is that the way people work has changed and their habits have to change with it, so the pieces are framed as a toolkit for people stretched thin by constant demands and distraction. Scott Belsky, founder and CEO of Behance, wrote the foreword and is also among the contributors.
Andrew Elliott, founder of GoDesignerGo, called it a very fast read with some good time management insights for people who need basic guidance, particularly in creative fields. Save Potatoes co-founder Irina Marinescu credited its structure, clear message and actionable takeaways, and said it is worth returning to from time to time.
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This book has 2 recommendations
Andrew Elliott (Founder/GoDesignerGo)
A time management book. Personally, I like Manage your day-to-day by 99U. It is an extremely quick read, but provides some good insights for those who need some basic guidance regarding time management, especially in creative fields.
Irina Marinescu (Product Manager & Co-Founder/Save Potatoes)
Product Managers can easily fill an entire day with work and never get to do any meaningful strategy thinking or feature viability research etc. Emails and meetings can quickly get out of hand. This book doesn’t provide a magical never-heard-of recipe, but its structure, the clear message, and actionable takeaways will do the trick. It helps to return to it from time to time.
One advice I found to work well for me is Unnecessary Creation from Manage Your Day-to-Day. Though aimed at creative jobs, it helped me exercise my skills, find new tools and improve my stream of thought.
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