Levi reviewed Take Back Your Time by Dave Ramsey
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5 stars
A short practical book about time management that focuses on figuring out what’s meaningful and aligning yourself with that in practical ways. It starts off by saying that the idea of being “balanced” with your time is BS—a good point—and then goes on to define balance in a different way than it’s been used, a way I found much more helpful and realistic.
More of the examples are women than men (lots of moms who have several kids and a job or other commitments), but all the principles are equally applicable to pretty much anyone. I wouldn’t hesitate recommending this to men even though it’s written by a woman.
I like non fiction like this that is short and to the point and makes me feel like I’m not wasting time by reading too much filler. Also this was certainly engaging and written in a breezy and relatable style. Most …
A short practical book about time management that focuses on figuring out what’s meaningful and aligning yourself with that in practical ways. It starts off by saying that the idea of being “balanced” with your time is BS—a good point—and then goes on to define balance in a different way than it’s been used, a way I found much more helpful and realistic.
More of the examples are women than men (lots of moms who have several kids and a job or other commitments), but all the principles are equally applicable to pretty much anyone. I wouldn’t hesitate recommending this to men even though it’s written by a woman.
I like non fiction like this that is short and to the point and makes me feel like I’m not wasting time by reading too much filler. Also this was certainly engaging and written in a breezy and relatable style. Most importantly perhaps, it also included a link to a free set of worksheets that you print off from online that are useful for helping yourself engage more and do some practical work around this stuff.
I recommend it for anyone feeling stressed about time in their life. This isn’t a guide about how to jam pack your schedule even more or how to optimize every minute of your day (things that would add stress). It’s about addressing the real problems we have with time (like identifying the different ways in which we end up doing things that aren’t important out of a sense of obligation for example or misplaced guilt or perceived value, etc) and talking about how to stop doing those things and start doing what’s most important. Which involves also identifying what those most important things are.
Solid book.