Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label productivity

The Connection Between Reading Science Fiction and Productivity.

I want to share with you a simple productivity tip that can help anyone get ahead in our ever changing world. If you follow my advice, you’ll be more agile at work and in your personal life. [Would you rather watch the video edition of this post? - releasing soon.] There are plenty of articles and books about productivity and how to get ahead in the life and business. I’ve read quite a few and could probably write a book on productivity even though I’m no CEO or motivational speaker.

Wolf's Book Of The Year 2016

You may be surprised at my choice for 2016 Book Of The Year, especially since I read and talk a lot about the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre but I made my decision based on the impact these books have had on my life in 2016. These are books which captured my mind and had me constantly thinking about them, and how to incorporate what I'd learnt into my everyday life.

Do More Better And The Meaning Of Life (It's Not 42)

I read this book on the heals of  Crazy Busy  and I found that it helped clarify a lot of the ideas and issues which  Crazy Busy  raised for me.  While  Crazy Busy  was a meander through the thoughts and struggles of the author on busyness and intergrating that into the Christian life, it didn't really have any hard and fast conclusions, whereas  Do More Better  was different. Video version of this review? Click here.

Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung

Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem  by Kevin DeYoung Video version of this review? Click here. This thought provoking and quick to read book is one which I would recommend to both Christians and non-Christian alike. - Wolf McTavish . Click on the book cover to purchase from Amazon. Wolfbooks may get a commission. “I’M TOO BUSY!” We’ve all heard it. We’ve all said it. All too often, busyness gets the best of us and overcoming this is what this book looks at.  Like it or not our society often judges us and ranks us according to our busyness. Although we complain about being busy, we also find that it validates us.  We somehow assume that our value is connected to our busyness. If you think about if for a moment you will realise we actually feel guilty when we have ' nothing ' to do.... so what do we do, we take out our phones or electronic devices and check email, twitter, facebook et...