Archives for the 'Books' Category
Book Review: Soul at Work by Margaret Benefiel [The Daily Saint]
Part of the genesis of The Daily Saint was a desire to find purpose and meaning from daily work. Having worked with plenty of folks who seemed miserable doing the work that they had chosen, I set out to find a medium for promoting the marriage of ordinary work with personal values.
When I came across [...]
Exclusive Interview: Stephen Covey on His Morning Routine, Blogs, Technology, GTD and The Secret [Zen Habits]
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” - Stephen Covey
It’s such a thrill to share with you this interview with one of my heroes, author Stephen Covey of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People fame.
Covey, of course, is one of the inspirations of this site, and has [...]
New E-book: The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! [Zen Habits]
I’m happy to be able to offer my second e-book, the Zen Habits Handbook for Life — it’s a series of my best articles on making your life simpler, on becoming happier, and on getting more productive.
I put this e-book together at the request of a number of readers, who wanted the essential Zen Habits [...]
Incremental Advantage [Genuine Curiosity]
A few weeks ago, I received a copy of “The Power of Incremental Advantage” from its author, David Wanetick. This is a fascinating book, and its premise is summed up by the title: “How Incremental Improvements Produce Dramatically Disproportionate Results.”
In essence, this book is about consistently seeking small advantages to enable you to achieve greater [...]
A few for Friday [Genuine Curiosity]
After a crazy week, I have a few assorted tidbits to share with you:
The new edition of Beyond Bullet Points just plain rocks.
Last week, I posted an item about Cliff Atkinson’s book, Beyond Bullet Points, over on Joyful Jubilant Learning - this is a book that totally changed how I do presentations, and I have [...]
A Minimalist Guide to Weekend Renewal: 6 Easy Ways to Recharge the Batteries [The Daily Saint]
Photo by RickyDavid
My friend Gene lives like a rock star. He travels the globe, working and playing and then blogging about it for all to enjoy. There are others who test drive expensive cars or even jump out of airplanes.
I’d like to suggest something a bit simpler this weekend.
Weekend time can easily get [...]
The 10 Biggest Influences on Zen Habits [Zen Habits]
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” - Mahatma Gandhi
No writer or person becomes fully formed without any influence from the outside world. I certainly didn’t — my writings are influenced by dozens of writers and [...]
bird by bird: the emotional center [Creativityist]
Posting may slow down a little bit this week here at Creativityist. I will be doing a little bit of traveling. I have a number of entries in process right now, including the next installment in the capture everything series. I’ll put finishing touches on them and post them if I have opportunities on the [...]
7 Current Writers I’m In Love With [Zen Habits]
“Time moves in one direction, memory in another.” - William Gibson
I love to read. And I especially love to read good writers, people who are in love with the written word, who can tell great stories, create characters I want to be best friends with, invent new worlds that I can inhabit for a few [...]
[Review] Strategy and the Fat Smoker [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve been involved in a lot of strategy work at my company lately, and have been doing some research on how to develop, influence, and lead others through this process. One fascinating (and very good) book I encountered was David Maister’s “Strategy and the Fat Smoker: Doing What’s Obvious But Not Easy.”
Knowing is easy; [...]