Own Your Calendar: 4 Time Management Books That Will Help You Create Schedule Discipline So You Can Achieve More
My time management post prompted great questions, so I’m sharing four books if you’re serious about designing your schedule and optimizing for deep work.
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport https://amzn.to/3QLmUM8
Start here. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200 until you have read this book. This is the foundation of your practice.
Beyond Collaboration Overload by Rob Cross
This book will identify all of the things that are getting in the way of you making progress and give you a framework on how to get rid of them and take back your schedule.
The Surprising Science of Meetings by Steven G. Rogelberg
This was one of the most insightful books on meetings I’ve ever read. It helps you understand when you really do need meetings, how to get the most out of them.
Meetings Suck: Turning One of the Most Loathed Elements of Business into One of the Most Valuable by Cameron Herold
This book is a game changer for getting the most out of meetings, and moving goals forward by leveraging them for the right reasons.
These books will give you a completely different perspective on how you spend your time — you’ll never look at your calendar the same. What books have you read on time management that have changed the way you work?