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Slow Down to Speed Up

How to manage your time and rebalance your life

by Lothar J. Seiwert

Campus, 2008

Category: Career & Self-Development

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Slow Down to Speed Up

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In this summary you will learn

  • How to control your time and your life
  • Why “hurry sickness” is dangerous
  • How left- and right-brained people should handle their schedules
  • How to enjoy your “second adulthood”
  • What seven rules will help you plan your time

Why you should read Slow Down to Speed Up

Do you feel like a lab mouse running inside a wheel, getting nowhere? In today’s around-the-clock world, many people feel that they cannot get ahead, no matter how hard and fast they work. So what’s the best way to break out of the wheel? Slow down. That sounds counterintuitive, but if trying to keep up puts you further behind, why not try something new? Dr. Lothar J. Seiwert is one of Europe’s leading authorities on life and time management. He and time management expert Dr. Ann McGee-Cooper can teach you how to slow down but still accomplish more. They explain how to take a big-picture approach, strive for balance and keep your eye on your primary goals. getAbstract finds that this bestseller provides numerous valuable ideas for managing your life and your daily activities. If you haven’t got time to read it, well then, perhaps you should.

About the Author

Dr. Lothar J. Seiwert is a European expert on life and time management. His books have been published in 30 languages. Dr. Ann McGee-Cooper is a U.S. expert on holistic time management.

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Denise Lee November 12, 2010

After reading the abstract, I am dismayed to see that the authors address the difference between left- and right-brained approaches management, but then proceed to lay out a totally left-brained list of tools for accomplishing life management. As a right-brained individual, I was hoping for a more holistic approach. Unless the abstract omitted half the life management advice, it seems the authors merely give lip service to the two distinct brain-function types and, as do the majority of sef-help time management books, prescribe a course of action that just won't work for us.