When
by Daniel H. Pink
Pink collects the research on timing: when during the day we think best, why afternoons are dangerous, how breaks restore, and how beginnings, midpoints and endings shape effort. It is light, well-organized and ends each chapter with a 'time hacker's handbook.' The science is summarized fairly, and the advice is easy to apply.
Read it if…
you have never thought about when you do your work, only what.
Skip it if…
you want depth on any single topic; the book is wide and brisk.
Three things you will actually use
- Do analytic work at your peak, creative work in the rebound.
- Take real breaks, outside, with other people if possible.
- Use fresh starts, Mondays, firsts of the month, to begin.
Do this first
Track your energy hourly for three days, then move your hardest work to your peak.
Our verdict
A friendly, useful book on a topic most planners ignore.
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