Make Time

Author Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
Narrator Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky
Publisher Transworld
Run Time 4 hours and 58 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Advice on careers and achieving success, Organizational theory and behaviour, Time management, Working patterns and practices.

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What to expect

'If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.' - Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better

'Make Time is essential reading for anyone who wants to create a happier, more successful life.' Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

Most of our time is spent by default. We all wish for more hours in the day. We all struggle to make time for what matters. Help is here.

Productivity experts Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky have created a four-step framework that anyone can use, packed with more than 80 tactics to help you design your day around the things that matter. Tactics such as:

· Choose a daily highlight
· Be the boss of your phone
· Stay out of social media infinity pools
· Slow your inbox
· Make TV a 'sometimes treat'
· Exercise every day (but don't be a hero)
· Eat without screens
· Go off grid
· Spend time with your tribe
· Make your bedroom a bed room

With tips and tricks to help you change your life, it's time to stop daydreaming about projects and activities that you'll get to 'someday', and start that someday today.

What readers are saying:

***** 'Make Time was a game-changer for me . . . I'm 200% more efficient and 200% calmer.'
***** 'This is a gem of a book - it's original, useful and funny.'
***** 'This book really has changed my life . . . I'm starting to achieve things I really care about.'

Critics Review

As someone obsessed with time and how to spend it wisely, I loved this fun and useful book. Not your normal productivity fare.

Ev Williams, founder of Medium and Twitter

Make Time is a charming manifesto – as well as an intrepid do-it-yourself guide to building smart habits that stick. If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.

Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better

Too often, we get bogged down in the demands of each day and struggle to find time for what really matters. In this powerful book, Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky explain how small changes in the design of our days can give us more time for the people and activities that energize and fulfil us. Make Time is essential reading for anyone who wants to create a happier, more successful life.

Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project andThe Four Tendencies

I defy you to read this book and not come away with ideas that make you happier and/or more effective in accomplishing what you want in life. It’s smart, entertaining and packed with field-tested insights.

Dan Heath, bestselling co-author of The Power of Moments and Switch

Time is the single biggest ingredient for creative work. Time to focus, time to experiment, time to master creative skills. Make Time provides ways for each of us to find new reserves of that precious commodity. It is an excellent guidebook for taking control of the design of your life.

Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO and author of Change by Design

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