- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (Nov 5 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312243340
- ISBN-13: 978-0312243340
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.1 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #683,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jasper is a consultant who works one-on-one with individuals to help them get organized and better manage their time. She acknowledges that neatness may not always "count" but argues that organization does; and she suggests that organization and time management are really two sides of the same coin. Jasper emphasizes the need to set goals and "clarify what matters most." She cites a number of motivational writers, meting out several doses of Stephen Covey, to help inspire the necessary self-reflection. Using many of her clients as examples, she follows with a number of practical recommendations for eliminating clutter and saving time at home and at the office and while traveling. What sets her apart from other advice givers is her emphasis on the role that decision making plays in getting and staying organized: clutter represents the inability to decide what to throw away or where to put things; lack of time, the inability to decide what does not need to be done or what can wait. David Rouse
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"Take Back Your Time is a complete and clear compedium of useful organizing tips. I especially appreciated the section on using practical technology to help you get organized. It's a must-have for your organizing library." --Stephanie Winston, author of Stephanie Winston's Best Organizing Tips and Getting Organized
"Jasper's book has good tips. I'm impressed with how specific she is. A wonderful and useful book." --Barbara Sher, author of It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now and Wishcraft
"Jan Jasper 'gets it'. Time management is not about time. It's about how we manage ourselves. She gives us practicle tools and insights to get it right this time and keep it that way." --Laura Bergman Fortgang, author of Take Yourself to the Top: The Secrets of America's #1 Career Coach
"Jan Jasper is the ideal productivy expert for the new millennium. This is the first time-management book to address technology in detail." --Mitch Schlimer, chairman of the Let's Talk Business Network and host of the Let's Talk Business radio show.
"Jan Jasper's advice can help everyone get more done in less time. She has put everything all of us less-organized folks need to know and do into one easy-to-follow book." --Don Gabor, author of How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends
"Jan Jasper shows how to plug the drain of wasted time in your business. Entrepreneurs can double their productivity--and boost their profits--with the tips in this book." --Terri Lonier, author of Working Solo
"Jan Jasper has gleaned the best ideas from the top self-management experts to offer a panoramic view, and an entirely readable book, on how to win back your time." --Jeff Davidson, author of The Joy of Simple Living and Breathing Space
"Provides specific techniques you can use to change unproductive habits into productive results." --Barbara Hemphill, author of Taming the Paper Tiger
"Jasper's book has good tips. I'm impressed with how specific she is. A wonderful and useful book." --Barbara Sher, author of It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now and Wishcraft
"Jan Jasper 'gets it'. Time management is not about time. It's about how we manage ourselves. She gives us practicle tools and insights to get it right this time and keep it that way." --Laura Bergman Fortgang, author of Take Yourself to the Top: The Secrets of America's #1 Career Coach
"Jan Jasper is the ideal productivy expert for the new millennium. This is the first time-management book to address technology in detail." --Mitch Schlimer, chairman of the Let's Talk Business Network and host of the Let's Talk Business radio show.
"Jan Jasper's advice can help everyone get more done in less time. She has put everything all of us less-organized folks need to know and do into one easy-to-follow book." --Don Gabor, author of How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends
"Jan Jasper shows how to plug the drain of wasted time in your business. Entrepreneurs can double their productivity--and boost their profits--with the tips in this book." --Terri Lonier, author of Working Solo
"Jan Jasper has gleaned the best ideas from the top self-management experts to offer a panoramic view, and an entirely readable book, on how to win back your time." --Jeff Davidson, author of The Joy of Simple Living and Breathing Space
"Provides specific techniques you can use to change unproductive habits into productive results." --Barbara Hemphill, author of Taming the Paper Tiger
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Alex Lubarsky,
By Alex Lubarsky (Flushing,, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Take Back Your Time: How to Regain Control of Work, Information, and Technology (Paperback)
I think that it is very funny that our lives have become so complicated that we need a book to teach us how to simplify it, but need it we do. Jan Jasper has put together what seemed like a million simple ideas on how to get through all the stuff that screems for our attention. To accomplish more, to enjoy our life more, to do the things that are important to us, we must purge all the time wasters. "Take back your time" gave me a view from a different angle so that I can make a choice on what to keep and what to purge. I am glad I bought it! P.S. For me "Think and grow rich", How to win friends, and influence people", The majic of thinking Big" are five star books. "Take back your time" is a strong four.
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SUPER BOOK for the 2000's,
This review is from: Take Back Your Time: How to Regain Control of Work, Information, and Technology (Paperback)
This book does a great job focusing on today's concerns for people of the 2000's, especially urban-dwelling, business-types, with limited time, limited space, and a desire to prioritize their work and home environments. The practical, incremental solutions Ms. Jasper offers are things a reader can implement immediately. I've read this book twice already and intend to re-read it periodically to check-up on my progress in reducing stress and organizing my business and personal time. In the new e-world filled with 'Self-Help' books (and I've read a lot of them...) this is a fresh approach with current ideas. GREAT BOOK !!
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Control your life as well as your time!,
This review is from: Take Back Your Time: How to Regain Control of Work, Information, and Technology (Paperback)
"Take Back Your Time" is an intelligent, easy-to-read, and helpful book for getting "unstuck". I had been stymied by the number of things on my "to-do" list -- important personal pet projects, desires to change old habits, business development ideas -- and Jasper's book provided the keen insight I needed to begin to dislodge my inertia! Jasper also made me aware that organizational skills do not equal efficient working skills -- a crucial distinction. I had check marks and notations on many of the pages of the book. I plan to lend it to my business partner, whose desk is one giant "In Box"!
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