Work clean

the life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind

291 pages

English language

Published Aug. 13, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-62336-592-9
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OCLC Number:
918994934

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4 stars (4 reviews)

"In Work Clean, Dan Charnas reveals how to apply mise-en-place outside the kitchen, in any kind of work. Culled from dozens of interviews with culinary professionals and executives, including world-renowned chefs like Thomas Keller and Alfred Portale, this essential guide offers a simple system to focus your actions and accomplish your work."--Book jacket.

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4 stars

The bulk of this book is about the restaurant discipline of mise-en-place, with lots of interviews and stories to illustrate the underlying principles. The back half then attempts to apply these to modern office work and advocates a particular system (in the vein of GTD). He's a little too indulgent of hustle culture and the frankly abusive environment that seems to be the norm of many kitchens. Overall this is excellent food for thought when it comes to evaluating your own work systems but I'm not entirely persuaded that his Work Clean method is obviously superior.

Subjects

  • Self-management (Psychology)
  • Conduct of life
  • Success
  • Time management

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