Smarter Faster Better : The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business (Hardcover)

from tgraettinger

Good, but not great. I like the Appendix at the end of the book that tries to boil down the central points from each of the chapters. It runs several pages, but a 1-pager would be better.

from CoffeePat

Very well-written, engaging investigations into why some individuals and teams function effectively. The chapters on Focus and Innovation are particularly compelling. A few take-homes for the reader form an appendix at the end.

from KyleLanser

Good book on Productivity, covers lots of different but related topics. Demonstrates: - Productivity is a skill that can be improved. - Creativity & Innovation are skills that can be improved. - Innovation is combining old things in new ways. - Creating mental models helps with focus in stressful...

from

Duhigg is a thorough and very readable writer who tells useful stories and organizes ideas well. I enjoyed his book on developing habits, so I picked up Smarter Faster Better when it came out. At first, I was less interested in it, because unlike The Power of Habit it seemed less content-driven a...

from strandbooks

"Productivity is about recognizing choices that other people often overlook. It's about making certain decisions in certain ways: The way we choose to see our lives The stories we tell ourselves The goals we push ourselves to spell out in detail The culture we establish among teammates The way we...