18 Minutes
Subtitle: find your focus, master distraction, and get the right things done
Publisher: Business Plus, Hachette Book Group; Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780446583404
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part one : Pause : hover above your world.; title: Slowing the spin : reducing your forward momentum; title: The girl who stopped alligator man : the incredible power of a brief pause; title: The day Andy left work early : stopping in order to speed up; title: Frostbite in the spring : seeing the world as it is, not as you expect it to be; title: Multiple personalities are not a disorder : expanding your view of yourself; title: Why we're fascinated with Susan Boyle : recognizing your own potential; title: You don't have to like him : where do you want to land?; title: Part two : What is this year about? : Find your focus.; title: What to do when you don't know what to do : choosing your next move at the intersection of the four elements; title: Reinvent the game : element one : leverage your strengths; title: I'll just take the shrimp : element two : embrace your weaknesses; title: Heated seats : element three : assert your differences; title: The pilot who saved 155 passengers : element four : pursue your passion (desire); title: Anyone can learn to do a handstand : element four pursue your passion (persistence); title: A recipe for finding the right work : element four : pursue your passion (ease); title: What matters to you? : Element four : pursue your passion (meaning); title: I'm the parent I have to be : avoiding tunnel vision; title: I've missed more than nine thousand shots : avoiding surrender after failure; title: When the future is uncertain : avoiding paralysis; title: Maybe : avoiding the rush to judgment; title: What is this year about? : Creating your annual focus; title: Part three : What is this day about? : Get the right things done.; title: Dude, what happened? : Planning ahead; title: Bird by bird : deciding what to do; title: Wrong floor : deciding what not to do; title: When tomorrow? : Using your calendar; title: The three-day rule : getting things off your to-do list; title: Who are you? : The power of a beep; title: It's amazing what you find when you look : evening minutes : reviewing and learning; title: An 18-minute plan for managing your day : creating a daily ritual; title: Part four : What is this moment about? : Mastering distraction.; title: Mastering your initiative; title: Move the table : avoiding the need for motivation; title: Never quit a diet while reading the dessert menu : we need less motivation than we think; title: The Nintendo Wii solution : having fun; title: The one-two punch : getting started and keeping it going; title: Am I the kind of person who : telling the right story about yourself; title: The hornets stung my mind : getting out of your own way; title: Mastering your boundaries; title: The time suck of collaboration : saying yes appropriately; title: But Daddy : saying no convincingly; title: The third time : knowing when to say something; title: We're not late yet : increasing transition time; title: I don't want to go to ski class : decreasing transition time; title: We'll regress, we'll forget you, we'll replace you : managing the tension of relaxation; title: Mastering yourself; title: Does Obama wear a pearl necklace? : Creating productive distractions; title: Would you smoke pot while you're working? : Avoiding switch-tasking; title: It's not the skills we actually have that matter : getting over perfectionism; title: Why won't this work for you? : The value of getting things half right; title: Don't use a basketball on a football field : staying flexible; title: Conclusion : Now what? You don't have ten gold behaviors : choosing your one thing; title: About the author