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    Zen to Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
    Zen to Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
    Zen to Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
    Audiobook1 hour

    Zen to Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System

    Written by Leo Babauta

    Narrated by Fred Stella and Christopher Lane

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    About this audiobook

    Zen To Done is a system that is at once simple, and powerful. It will help you develop powerful habits:

    • how to organize tasks and projects to keep your workday simple and structured
    • how to keep your desk and email inbox clean and clear
    • how to focus what you need to do without distraction

    This book was written for those who want to get their lives organized and actually execute the things on their to-do list by changing existing habits. And let me say that changing your habits is possible. Using the habit-changing techniques I describe in this book, I have made many habit changes: I quit smoking, started running, started eating healthier, completed a marathon, doubled my income and got my finances in order, have almost eliminated my debt now, completed a triathlon, lost more than 20 pounds, started a successful blog, and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateNov 15, 2011
    ISBN9781455831906
    Zen to Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
    Author

    Leo Babauta

    Leo Babauta has been a reporter, editor, speechwriter, and freelance writer for the last 17 years. Babauta lives in Guam with his wife and five children, where he posts regularly on ZenHabits.net.

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    • 3/5
      Quick read. I read Leo's blogs on occasion, and this has been on my to-read list for a while now. The content is very familiar to anyone who's read his works before. Nothing in particular that's new, but a good resource for those unfamiliar with his work and looking for a simple system to boost their productivity. I already use several techniques mentioned in the book, but it was a nice refresher.

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    • 5/5
      The book is short and sweet. like the emphasis on doing less at a time
    • 2/5
      Not a great book. Just part of my reading plan of reading 10 books on productivity. Half of what he says is pretty good. Nothing new tho, also the level of the writer is not at super performer level. It's better than average tho, for most people an useful read if u can't find the other ones.
    • 3/5
      A simple system and a lot of excellent ideas.But I'm unconvinced by "Find your passion." What if the things you love to do are enjoyable precisely *because* you don't *have* to do them to keep your family housed and fed? What if the thing you're most moved to do is something that you're unlikely to earn a living wage doing? (Homemaker? Stay-at-home parent? Lay ministry for your church? Mentoring children from troubled homes?) What about the jobs that few people love but that need to be done?I also find the "one goal at a time", "do your MITs first", etc. approach unrealistic for someone who has both work and home interests and responsibilities. So, if one of your kids is having issues that call for parental help, you should either forget about setting any goals at work because you're focusing on the goal of helping your kid through their problems, or you should ignore your kid, have your spouse deal with it all, and focus on a work goal? The example ZTD day is that of a guy who works at home, has children, and appears to do only one thing with his entire day that involves housework/family -- make his kids' lunches; is his wife handling every single other thing involved in keeping their household running and their home maintained?? This extreme level of focus seems to depend on having someone else in your life whose job is to be unfocused and to handle the myriad little things that can't be simplified away.Which is not to say that the book's ideas are worthless; Babauta raises many good points, and it's certainly a compact and easy read.
    • 4/5
      Becoming very interested in GTD (Getting Things Done), wanted to read a book, and wasn't quite taken by the GTD book reviews. This an excellent book, quick read, and many great, practical, and practicable ideas. Read on a return commuter train ride so a fast read.
    • 5/5
      Simple, effective, and most importantly, no nonsense.