Summary of Tony Crabbe's Busy

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The strategies in this book will not solve the underlying problem, but they should help you create enough space and time to read, digest, and apply them. They will help you do less, do things quicker, or feel more in control.
#2 The word because has a magic that makes people believe there is a good reason for what you are asking them to do. It is important to use this word when asking for things, as it will make your request seem more reasonable.
#3 The brain needs its downtime. Be deliberate and intentional when you check in on mail and messages. Set specific times aside to do it in a focused way, rather than constantly grazing.
#4 The internet and email notifiers are among the biggest culprits for gratuitous task-switching. When we take a peek at new messages, we distract ourselves and reduce our efficiency.

Sujets

• Business
• Economics
• Gestion et management
• Time Management

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 17 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822513013
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Tony Crabbe's Busy
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The strategies in this book will not solve the underlying problem, but they should help you create enough space and time to read, digest, and apply them. They will help you do less, do things quicker, or feel more in control.

#2

The word because has a magic that makes people believe there is a good reason for what you are asking them to do. It is important to use this word when asking for things, as it will make your request seem more reasonable.

#3

The brain needs its downtime. Be deliberate and intentional when you check in on mail and messages. Set specific times aside to do it in a focused way, rather than constantly grazing.

#4

The internet and email notifiers are among the biggest culprits for gratuitous task-switching. When we take a peek at new messages, we distract ourselves and reduce our efficiency.

#5

Meetings are a major source of busyness. They are on the increase, and have been increasing steadily in frequency and duration since the 1960s. Yet, the value of many of these meetings is questionable.

#6

To determine if you can do something, consider how long it will take, all the things you already have on your plate, and make a judgment. Then, ignore your assumptions and get it wrong.

#7

The Zeigarnik effect can be used to help you get started working on a task sooner. Simply start working on the problem for about twenty minutes, and then leave your subconscious to work its magic. When you finally begin the task in earnest, your thinking and ideas will flow.

#8

The brain works similarly to a computer. It has a limited processing power. Any thoughts, worries, or ideas that you’re holding on to are reducing your processing speed. So don’t.

#9

Smiling is good for you, and it reduces stress. It also releases endorphins, which makes you feel better. So don’t take your life so seriously, and smile more often.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The first face of busy is the experience of racing and cramming, which leaves us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. We must accept that we will never be in control again. We should aim to gain a sense of mastery by letting go of our need for control, by making brutal choices, and by managing our attention.

#2

The movie Mary Fiore, played by Jennifer Lopez, is a good example of how people with excellent organizational skills look like they don’t have any at all. They make it seem so easy, and their control is so effortless.

#3

The usefulness of time management gets less and less as the quantity of information, communication, and expectation increases. You should instead accept that you will never be in control again, and that not being in control is okay.

#4

When we search for more and more efficiency, we are able to squeeze more things into less time. This leads to a major problem in modern life: fractured attention. We are losing our moments because we’re cramming our minutes.

#5

As we try to manage our time more closely, we become more aware of time. As we fill our time more effectively, we achieve the opposite of the calm, serene control we aspire to.

#6

On August 17, 2000, Laird Hamilton rode the heaviest wave ever surfed, called the Teahupo’o wave. It changed the course of surfing history.

#7

The three essential aspects of mastery are letting go of your desire to be in control, making some tough, even brutal choices, and moving from a sense of drowning to one of deep immersion.

#8

When you can’t do everything, and you are failing to keep on top, you might feel you are to blame in some way. You might explain the cause of this failure as being you: your lack of time-management skills, effort, or ability. But a healthier, more optimistic explanation is to recognize the external explanation: there is too much to do and you can do nothing about it.

#9

You will have to accept the fact that, at times, a little sloppiness will slip in. You will drop a few balls, forget a few things, and let a few people down. But the consequence of maintaining a façade of perfection is too costly on you, your family, and your career.

#10

Self-esteem and confidence do not come from being perfect, but from accepting our imperfection. realizing that we are flawed, but that in all our faults, we are still enough.

#11

The focus of your time should be on your outputs, not your inputs. You have no control over the demands that hit you, so why should you feel held hostage by them. The inputs will continue to increase, but your ability to do it all will not.

#12

The best way to change your beliefs is to change your behavior. If you recognize a tendency to allow too much of your activity to be dominated by inputs rather than outputs, what can you do. The place to start might not be changing your beliefs, but your behavior.

#13

Learned helplessness is when a person becomes resigned to their situation and believes they can no longer control it. It is often seen in animals who are trained using electric shocks, and it is also seen in people who are too busy to change their situation.

#14

We respond quickly and emotionally to our environment. We can change our emotions, or we can rationally choose an alternative response to the immediate emotional one. This may sound theoretical or academic, but it works in even the most extreme situations.

#15

We never lose the ability to choose our response, even in the depths of our horror. We can always choose to respond positively, even if it means escaping from the situation.

#16

Your emotions ebb and flow throughout the day, even when you are extremely busy. While they may seem ever present, your feelings of being overwhelmed or of impotence are not constant, but in reality spike at some times, fading into the background at others.

#17

Reversal theory, developed by the British psychologist Michael J. Apter, explains that we have two motivational states: serious and playful. When we are operating with serious motives, we are focused on goal achievement and working toward longer-term ends. When things are going our way in this state, we feel calm and relaxed. When they are not, we feel anxious or even fearful.

#18

To change your state, you can use music, movement, and the word playful. When you see seriousness, trigger a reversal into a more present, playful state.

#19

The switch from informational scarcity to excess is similar to the Siamese fighting fish. We have access to almost limitless knowledge, communication, and stimulation, but this also means increased expectation and work.

#20

The truth is, every choice has a consequence. When we try to do everything, we are actually unchoosing things. When we choose busy, we are unchoosing thinking, creativity, and focused attention. We are unchoosing interesting and impactful careers.

#21

We mindlessly consume food that isn’t appealing. We don’t stop to think if we have had enough yet. We just eat until the bowl is empty.

#22