Sobre l'autor
Devora Zack is CEO of Only Connect Consulting and a global keynote speaker. Her clients include the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Smithsonian, Delta Airlines, the US Food and Drug Administration, the Australian Institute of Management, Johns Hopkins, Cornell University, and the National mostra'n més Institutes of Health. She has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC-TV, CNBC, CNN Money, US News World Report, Women's Health, Cosmo, Self, Fast Company, and many more. She is the bestselling author of Managing for People Who Hate Managing and Singletasking, which have been published in over thirty languages. mostra'n menys
Obres de Devora Zack
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 6
- Membres
- 350
- Popularitat
- #68,329
- Valoració
- 3.5
- Ressenyes
- 9
- ISBN
- 48
- Llengües
- 6
I've been feeling really anxious and insecure about school and about how I'm always so busy and yet unable to get anything done. Today, I was feeling restless again, so I took a walk just to get out of the house and do something else for a change. I bought some groceries and was heading back home when, on a whim, I decided to walk past the entrance to my building and head to the bookstore nearby. I was browsing aimlessly when the title of this book caught my eye. I read through the first few pages and was hooked. It's a short read: you get sucked in easily and the author's distinct voice and humour, the real-life examples, and her solid advice are more than enough to keep you engrossed.
I finished the book there, in one uncomfortable standing, and came home, still feeling anxious and insecure, but now acutely more aware of my surroundings, my mind, and my really incredibly awful habits. Later, I tried this relatively foreign concept of that thing they call… 'focusing'… and with Spotify closed, my phone in my bag, and a promise to myself to remain in the moment, I finished editing an essay I've been putting off.
As my sister scoffed, it's probably all common sense, but for some reason I feel like this book has already helped me.… (més)