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The Time Trap
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The Time Trap

The Classic Book on Time Management

Alec MacKenzie
AMACOM, 1997
First Edition: 1991

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Author Alec MacKenzie has updated the mother of all time-management books, which first hit the shelves in 1972. Despite the fact that time management has become a multi-million-dollar industry since this title was originally published, The Time Trap still stands as one of the most effective guides to getting it together. Why? Because MacKenzie tells you flat out what the problem is: You. He doesn’t offer sympathy, create excuses or complain about how modern technology has put us on a treadmill. Instead he tells you, in plain English, how to record how you spend your time, how to identify time-wasting activities, and how to change your behavior to make yourself more productive and efficient. Nowhere will you find a self-help book with more practical techniques or less BS. Small-business owners and time-pressed executives are the perfect audience for this book, but getAbstract recommends it to any stressed-out professional or student.

Take-Aways

  • Most rules for managing time are contrary to the laws of human nature.
  • To gain control of your time, you must become aware of certain tendencies in yourself and teach yourself to change.
  • Usually, when you give in to outside time pressures, it is not due to outside forces.

About the Author

Alec MacKenzie  is an internationally known writer and speaker on time management. He has conducted hundreds of seminars in 40 countries. He is the author of numerous cassette programs and books, including the previous two editions of The Time Trap

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    T. F. 3 years ago
    it is practical in everyday life.
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    W. S. 5 years ago
    Constructive and practical
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    M. d. 7 years ago
    Cool approach that is practical in everyday life.