In a world of more-better-faster, the challenges and stresses have never been greater: too much to do, not enough time. And in an economy where worker talent (know-how, energy, attention, commitment, and creativity) is at a premium, everyone is trying to maximize personal productivity. In The Simplicity Survival Handbook, Bill Jensen offers the antidote you're seeking: a practical guide to doing less in a world of more, and making it count. From "How to Write Shorter Emails for Better Results" to "How to Use Your Mentor to Help You Do Less," Jensen offers step-by-step strategies, tactics, and techniques for communicating more effectively, setting priorities, and balancing the competing demands on your time, while avoiding the time-sinkers. He takes on corporate foolishness, walking you through how to be more productive and take greater control of your workday and, by extension, your life.;Cover Page; Copyright Page; Title Page; Cut-to-the-Chase Introduction; Tour Guide Introduction; How to Use This Handbook; 1: Daily Rituals; Do less ... Accomplist more; 1: Ignore Most Corporate Communications; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 2: How to Delete 75% of Your Emails; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 3: Quickly Prepare to Communicate with Anyone, About Anything; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 4: How to Leave Shorter Voicemails for Better Results; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 5: Write Shorter Emails for Better Results; Why Do Less; How to Do Less.
