I was at the mall book store having a casual browse, which is incredibly dangerous, and I saw this in the discount section. I am so happy that I bought it, because I love this book. I did not have a hard time finding a block of time in the day to fit in my daily read because I always looked forward to it. This book is very well written, well organized, and it is full of helpful tips.
Off The Clock is divided into seven sections, each describing a different way to go about making the most out of your time. I found something useful or inspiring in every chapter and I even had a few moments where I was like, wow, that is a great way to go about thinking and why have I never considered it that way before.
The first chapter, Tend Your Garden, is about dedicating time, you don’t need to schedule every minute to make sure you have enough time to do everything you want or need to do. Chapter two, Make Life Memorable, discusses the idea that we don’t really want more time, we just want our time to be filled with moments that we remember. The third chapter, Don’t Fill Time, deals with not over scheduling yourself. Chapter four, Linger, is about enjoying the moment and not thinking about what you have to do next. The fifth chapter is titled Invest In Your Happiness, which is all about doing the important things or things that really matter first, so that you have more time in which to do things that make you happy. Chapter six, Let It Go, tries to help you in letting go of unrealistic expectations. There was a really great sentence on page 177 about relationships that I particularly liked, and I won’t even try to summarize it because it was written perfectly. The last chapter, People Are A Good Use Of Time, gives advice on how to choose who to spend your time with and why it is good to invest in people.
I can’t wait to try implementing some of these concepts into my own life, I’m optimistic that they will be helpful. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking for a self help read regarding how to better manage your time. It reads like a novel rather than a self help book, which makes it a much more pleasant read than your typical guide book.
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