Basic but good advice on time management.

The format of this book was unexpected: a series of short essays on time management ideas, arranged in alphabetical order.

In their day, some of these ideas would have been groundbreaking. The very first chapter, "After-Action Reports," gives a tool to improve your performance at any event that repeats.

Some of the sections anticipated the wave of time management that developed in the 1990s and 2000s. In "Categories of Time Use," Bliss describes a way of dividing time that matches the four quadrants of time management Stephen R Covey wrote about in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. However, he adds a fifth category, "Busy Work," which is the seed of David Allen's Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.

Other reviews here have said that there's good tips to be found in this book, but Bliss doesn't go into anything in enough depth. I agree with this. But what it means is that an enterprising writer could use this as a sourcebook, writing entire books on time management subjects based on most of the chapters.

It's worth a read and it won't take long.

Old book, but still very useful. There's no mention of computers or email, but the tips offered still have value.

I loved it
It was quirky and deceptively simple and I got some great tips from it

So this was a quick little read. I thought this was the original book where the whole "GTD" started, and maybe it is, but it just glosses over things. Apparently I should have waited for the David Allen book to show up in the thift store. Well, next time.

A little outdated, but worth your coupe of hours.

Outdated but it was published before I was born so that's understandable. The principles are what matters and it was worth a read.

I usually am hesitant about books the strongly emphasize productivity, but it was highly reccomended so I gave it read. Some parts that stressed how much we should take advantage of every minute we have felt like a lot, but I found many useful tips on how to handle procrastination, and lots of realistic and understanding advice about how making time for rest, pleasure, and social life is also vital, which I appreciated. Also liked that the writer got to the point and was as concise as possible with his ideas.