Getting Organized in the Google Era: How to Get Stuff out of Your Head, Find It When You Need It, and Get It Done Right
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- ISBN13: 9780385528177
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Whether it’s a faulty memory, a trend to multitask, or difficulty managing our time, every one of us has limitations conspiring to keep us from being organized. But, as organizational guru and ex- Google CIO Douglas C. Merrill points out, it isn’t our fault. Our brains simply aren’t designed to deal with the pressures and competing demands on our attention in today’s quick-paced, information-saturated, digital world. What’s more, he says, many of the ways in which our society is structured are outdated, imposing additional chaos that makes us feel stressed, scattered, and disorganized.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Luckily, we have a heap of incredible new digital tools and technologies at our fingertips to help us manage the strains on our brains and on our lives; the trick is knowing when and how to use them. This is why Merrill, who helped spearhead Google’s effort to “organize the world’s information,” offers a wealth of tips and strategies for how to use these new tools to become more organized, well-organized, and successful than ever.
But if you’re looking for traditional, rigid, one-size-fits-all strategies for organization, this isn’t the book for you. As a replacement for, Merrill draws on his intimate knowledge of how the brain works to help us renovate fresh, innovative, and flexible systems of organization tailored to our individual goals, constraints, and lifestyles.
From how to harness the incredible power of search, to how to get the most out of cloud computing, to techniques for filtering through the enormous avalanche of information that assaults us at every turn, to tips for minimizing distractions and better integrating work and life, Getting Organized in the Google Era is chock-full of practical, invaluable, and regularly counterintuitive advice for anyone who wants to be more organized and productive–and less stressed–in our 21st-century world.
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I heard this leader on an NPR radio interview and his book sounded perfect for my teen son with ADD and dyslexia. Organization is a huge challenge for anyone with these learning disabilities. In his interview, the leader highlighted the fact that he himself was dyslexic and that his organizational tips were particularly helpful for him because of his learning disabilities.
The only reason I bought my dyslexic son the Kindle was to enable him to “read” along with books as they are read aloud to him by the Text to Speech feature. This enables him to delight in books that are well beyond his reading ability. When I went to order this Kindle book for him, it noted that speech was not enabled on this book.
To the leader — Mr. Merrill: I’m guessing some ignorant book publishing executive made the choice for you not to enable speech on the Kindle. Please right this now and make your book accessible for people with disabilities – older and younger – who benefit from Kindle Speech Enabled.(not to mention that I promise you – you will sell at least one more book!)
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I heard a fantastic interview with the leader this morning on NPR and like this book! It’s well written in a fun, witty style not predictable for “useful” books. The advice in this book is realistic – things regular people can do to get organized and be more well-organized in their day-to-day lives lacking building massive life changes.
One of the fantastic things about it is it’s not a dull “business book”. It includes equally helpful tips for knowledge workers, road warriors, busy parents, total techies, and persons of us who don’t have a clue about computers. Might be the first book I’ve read that would be equally well suited for me, my mother and my teenage niece (well, except perhaps Twilight;-)
If you find yourself wondering how you’re ever going to get it all done and not tear your hair out, this is for you.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This book is for people who avoid “How To” books because they are too all-purpose and preachy. Painstakingly entertaining, useful and adaptable to your own style. Highly recommend, and yes, it will become my Christmas present to people I want to impress, improve and, well, also entertain.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
First of all, I have to say that I tend to approach “self Help” books a small warily. The meadow is cluttered by authors who fail to provide contextual, pragmatic insight into the problems they are addressing. Not so in this case. The leader provides point, up to the minute tools for the modern person to use and does so in a refreshingly entertaining and accessible style.
Within minutes of beginning this engaging book you can start using the techniques and tips Mr. Merrill provides to improve your organizational ability, and learn more about how to seize control of readily available (and free!) internet tools that can significantly improve your relationship with the modern, ever evolving world. After overcoming my initial reluctance I now consider this to be an indispensable handbook that can be repeatedly mined for useful info.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
As a user of many of the tools mentioned in Douglas’ book, I am pleased to be reminded about some of the more devious ways of using things like GMail. I permanently forget that you can place a ‘+’ sign after your email take up and then an arbitrary string afterward. Very helpful for organizing to-do lists, projects, and spam. Many such tips in the book.
I like the quotes in the book and the playlists in the appendix are too amusing. I can appreciate the recommendations but my brain can’t handle a transition from Axl Rose to Alison Krauss. Now maybe if she ditched Robert Plant and did a couple of duets with Axl. Hmmm.
Overall this book is practical and useful! Fantastic read for real people who need a realistic approach for getting organized. Fantastic how-to’s for learning new equipment tips and tricks or building better use of the technologies you already know.
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for a name or something to show you the way
– Pink Floyd, Time
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5