Busy : how to thrive in a world of too much

Summary: "Business psychologist Tony Crabbe outlines a unique four-step approach to combating one of the modern life's great problems: being too busy. BUSY is divided into four digestible sections -- Mastery, Differentiation, Engagement and Momentum -- that will teach readers how to switch from managing time to managing attention, how to transition toward a career strategy that doesn't hinge on productivity, how to think differently about success by re-engaging with what matters, and how to create the impetus, energy, and clarity to put all these changes into effect. Crabbe draws on entertaining psychological studies to show why we're getting it wrong at the moment and to develop a fresh new approach to taking back one's life from chaotic outside forces. Rarely has a book been more timely in both its scope and in its immediate impact. "--

Record details

ISBN: 9781455532988 (hardback)
ISBN: 1455532983 (hardback)
ISBN: 9781478956440 (audio download)
ISBN: 9781455532971 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xxxv, 278 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: Busting busy -- Getting started: Too busy to read this book? -- Section one: Mastery -- Stop managing your time (...and go surfing) -- Make choices (fighting fish and terminal consumption) -- Manage attention (how to use our blobby tissue better) -- Negotiate for your life (to keep those missiles at bay) -- Section two: Differentiation -- Stop being so productive! (become more strategic) -- Impact though innovation (don't be the invisible man) -- Busy is a terrible brand (develop a better brand) -- Walk your own path (fixing radios by thinking) -- Section three: Engagement -- Stop striving for "more"! (put your values first) -- Reconnect (why we're better off with fewer friends) -- From buzz to joy (an ode to depth) -- Beyond busy (making good intentions stick) -- What I have learned -- Other books to read.