Calling Bullsh*t on Busy: A Practical Guide to Ditching the Time Management Myth and Quickly Achieving Your Goals by Andrew Mellen
Calling Bullsh*t on Busy: A Practical Guide to Ditching the Time Management Myth and Quickly Achieving Your Goals
Andrew Mellen
ISBN-13: 9798987477403
Publisher: First Line Press
Publication date: 05/16/2023
Pages: 312
People think they can manage time the way they manage money and other tangible things. But Andrew Mellen, the “Most Organized Man in America,” has discovered that the only way to increase productivity sustainably is to change our relationship with time—our most precious and nonrenewable resource.
Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with common sense and compassionate tough love, Mellen will help you call bullsh*t on the cultures of FOMO and wearing “busy” as a badge of honor. By getting real about how you’re currently spending your time, you will learn how to quickly set yourself free from the stories that have kept you stuck—feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and stressed out every day.
Transform your life as you learn the most effective ways to:
• Break free from procrastination’s grip
• Stop multitasking
• Manage interruptions, distractions, and time wasters like social media
• Unclog your email inbox fast
• Avoid time-wasting meetings and run effective ones instead
• Treat “no” as a complete sentence
• Tame the other deadly time thieves, including poor planning and overcommitting
unleashes the power of a radically positive mindset paired with simple, practical actions you can take to instantly reclaim your life.
“Refreshing and probing, this is the book for anyone who needs more time.”
Review: Calling Bullsh*t on Busy: A Practical Guide to Ditching the Time Management Myth and Quickly Achieving Your Goals
My husband often receives a call from me that goes something like this, " I'm sorry, I'm going to be late because I'm tied up at work." When people ask me how have I been I find I often respond, "Good and Busy" and get the same response when asking them how they are.
America's most organized man, Andrew Mellen, informed me his new book Calling Bullsh*t on Busy has the potential to change the way people look at time.
I do recognize there are things I take for granted as I rarely consider how long things may potentially take and tend to overcommit.
What I like about this book is it speaks about the importance of looking at our mindset and it offers a step-by-step approach to managing our own actions.
The book begins with something we often fail to think about - making choices and figuring out what it is that matters most.
Using the Organizational Triangle and practical actions makes it easier to see how we look at time. Once we accomplish this, we are better able to carve out our own story and use our time for the stuff we truly care about.
About the Author
Andrew Mellen is a speaker and coach, and the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Unstuff Your Life! and The Most Organized Man in America's Guide to Moving. He is the creator of the De-Stress Your Mess Challenge, the Unstuff Your Life System, and the Calling Bullsh*ton Busy Mastermind-virtual programs that have helped over 500,000 people and businesses around the world change their relationships with stuff, time, and clutter for good.Mellen has been a student of mindfulness and meditation since 1989. In a previous career, he was an award-winning actor, director, and arts administrator who toured the United States performing improvisational theater in prisons and penitentiaries. He currently splits his time between New York, Lisbon, Southeast Asia, and Treasure Island, Florida.