Recommend me some productivity books.

by Vincelog

Posted: 15 years ago 10 replies

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Hi fellow Warriors,

I would like to know some productivity books that you like.

I will start the ball rolling first.

My favorite productivity book is the 4 hour work week by Tim Ferris.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

#books #productivity #recommend

Anthony Leonard 15 years ago

Hey Vincelog!!!

That Book Is Freakin' AWESOME!!!

I also like Robert Kiyosaki books (Rich Dad, Poor Dad; Cashflow Quadrant; etc.)

And check out T. Harv Eker's "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind"

Hope This Helps!!!

Anthony Leonard
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Woody C 15 years ago

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker is a great resource for productivity. Especially the first part on time manangement.
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- Sticky Articles 15 years ago
  
  David Allen's Getting things done is one of the best books on productivity
  and management.
  
  No higher recommendation.
  
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  rickymat 15 years ago
  
  Hiiii Vincelog,
  
  There are many books which are really very good like Magic of Thinking Big,
  7 habits of Highly effective people etc.or you can refer the life story of any Successful people like Bill gates,L.N. Mittal,Aziz Premji,Dhirubhai Ambani,Narayanan Murthy etc.
  
  Rick
  
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ss61288 15 years ago

7 habits is awesome, so is One Minute Manager!
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- WasabiHound 15 years ago
  
  Hi Vince
  
  Good question. What do you mean by productivity:
  
  7 Habits is a great read - good well rounded piece on general productivity
  One Minute manager is good too
  Eat that Frog - is great for learning how to tame that to do list
  Think and Grow Rich - is a classic - it seems pretty daunting and the writing style is a bit old fashioned but well worth the read in terms of setting mindset
  
  I have only skimmed David Allen's stuff but it looks good too and based on StickyNotes comment I will dig a little deeper. I was looking at a review of latest book: How to Make it All Work on a flight home from Brisbane.
  
  Also - in terms of motivation etc agree with RickyMat - read about heroes or people you want to be like.
  
  Kiyosaki writes some good work too - especially about breaking our old thinking about 9-5 jobs: school, debt, death cycle.
  
  Thanks for the posts too everyone else - I am going to check out the Drucker book.
  
  good luck
  
  Neil
  
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lisaroberson

15 years ago

Lynn Terry has been absolutely raving about "The Power of Full Engagement" by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz - I put it in my wishlist a long time ago, but, have yet to get it. I love their focus on it, though - they talk about how it all goes back to energy. Wow, that's exactly the book I need - I've struggled with just that forever!

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Vincelog

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Anthony Leonard

Hey Vincelog!!!

That Book Is Freakin' AWESOME!!!

I also like Robert Kiyosaki books (Rich Dad, Poor Dad; Cashflow Quadrant; etc.)

And check out T. Harv Eker's "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind"

Hope This Helps!!!

Anthony Leonard

Hi Anthony,

I had read the books you had mentioned above and I got to say they are mind blowing too.

Originally Posted by maverickwec

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker is a great resource for productivity. Especially the first part on time manangement.

Hi Maverick,

I got to pick that up soon. Thanks for the recommendation.

Originally Posted by Sticky Articles

David Allen's Getting things done is one of the best books on productivity
and management.

No higher recommendation.

Ok. I got that. The book is in my to-read list now.

Originally Posted by rickymat

Hiiii Vincelog,

There are many books which are really very good like Magic of Thinking Big,
7 habits of Highly effective people etc.or you can refer the life story of any Successful people like Bill gates,L.N. Mittal,Aziz Premji,Dhirubhai Ambani,Narayanan Murthy etc.

Rick

Hi Rick,

I have not read the book The Magic Of Thinking Big. I got to add that to my list too. Thanks for the recommendation.

Originally Posted by Sonny Saini

7 habits is awesome, so is One Minute Manager!

Hey Sonny,

One Minute Manager is into my list.

Thanks for your recommendation.

Originally Posted by WasabiHound

Hi Vince

Good question. What do you mean by productivity:

7 Habits is a great read - good well rounded piece on general productivity
One Minute manager is good too
Eat that Frog - is great for learning how to tame that to do list
Think and Grow Rich - is a classic - it seems pretty daunting and the writing style is a bit old fashioned but well worth the read in terms of setting mindset

I have only skimmed David Allen's stuff but it looks good too and based on StickyNotes comment I will dig a little deeper. I was looking at a review of latest book: How to Make it All Work on a flight home from Brisbane.

Also - in terms of motivation etc agree with RickyMat - read about heroes or people you want to be like.

Kiyosaki writes some good work too - especially about breaking our old thinking about 9-5 jobs: school, debt, death cycle.

Thanks for the posts too everyone else - I am going to check out the Drucker book.

good luck

Neil

Hi Neil,

By productivity I mean getting more things done and doing the right thing in the mean time. Everyone have been sharing their favourite books and I got to check those out. I will check out your recommendation of Eat That Frog too.

Originally Posted by lisaroberson

Hi Lisaoberson,

Thanks for mentioning the book and I shall check that out too. It seems like there is a ton of readings for me now.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

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Woody C

15 years ago

Originally Posted by lisaroberson

I have seen The Power of Full Engagement in Barnes and Noble, but I have not read it yet. I will definitely put it on my list.

Eben Pagan mentioned The Power of Full Engagement and The Effective Executive in his Wake Up Productive pre-sell videos. If he mentions them, then they are pretty good.

Speaking of, if you are serious about getting productive, I hear that program is great. Go to WakeUpProductiveBlog to watch some of his videos and listen to some interviews. You will enjoy them.

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Vincelog

15 years ago

Originally Posted by maverickwec

Hi maverickwec,

Thanks for the recommendation. I got to check out the site now.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

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