How to Have More Time

Practical Ways to Put an End to Constant Busyness and Design a Time-Rich Lifestyle

De: Martin Meadows

Narrado por: John Gagnepain

Learn how to put an end to busyness and finally have more time to live your life on your own terms.

"I don't have time."

When was the last time you heard that or said it yourself? A few days ago? Yesterday? Today?

Every day is full of things to do, people to see, and decisions to make. When do you get time for yourself, and what you really want to do?

Time is your most precious commodity; everyone has only so much. So why do you spend it like you have an unlimited supply? When the Grim Reaper finally comes for you, will you smile, remembering all the experiences you had that made you happy, or will you think back with a tear at all the "what ifs" you missed because you just didn't have the time?

How to Have More Time will help you reclaim your time for you, your goals, and your sanity. Learn some of the tricks to make the time for a healthier lifestyle: have time to eat better food, exercise more, and surround yourself with people who are good for you.

In this audiobook you'll discover:

• The biggest time suck in your life and ways you can better deal with it. Trends show more and more people are starting to get how big of a time suck this one thing is; you're about to find out the what, why, and how.
• How working harder is actually counterproductive and ends up taking more time - and you can learn what to do instead.
• How to maximize your time to do everything you need to and still have time for yourself. Yes, it is possible to have your cake and eat it, too.
• How a materialistic lifestyle robs you of precious time and why it's a surefire way to attract unhappiness in your life.
• The silent robbers that do nothing but steal time from you.

Take the journey through this book to cut away the unessential and maximize the use of your time.

©2016 Martin Meadows (P)2016 Meadows Publishing

Ideas

Great narration. Very helpful information and short but effective. No nonsense advice, recommended for anyone who wants to improve.

Good summary of popular time management concepts

Is there anything you would change about this book?

It's just a personal preference, but I wouldn't have led with the concepts from Tim Ferriss' 4-hour Work Week book. Those ideas are not applicable to the wider audience (e.g. most scientists find Ferriss' approach to work repugnant). The second half of the book is more actionable and would have been better starting material.

What did you like best about this story?

There is no story per se, but I enjoyed learning of new books that were outside my sphere of familiarity. Since Meadows summarizes the works of other authors, his works are a sampler of popular works on the subject.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

It is probably a subjective matter, but I dislike the intonation of this narrator. He does not mis-pronounce in this book as badly as in others, though. (For example, there was one audiobook, where he kept saying "keel" when the text was "kcal"--is it so hard to Google the correct pronunciation of technical terms?)

Was How to Have More Time worth the listening time?

It was worth the listening time but I did listen at 1.5x.

Any additional comments?

I have mixed feelings about this audiobook, but generally more positive than negative. Like Meadows' other works, it is a broad compilation of the concepts and ideas introduced by other authors, sprinkled with his own personal experiences. Like CliffNotes or Schaum's Outlines, it provides a good survey of basic concepts involving time management. I like hearing the references to the concepts Meadows' summarizes, as it's a good way to learn about new books and authors.

In all fairness, I think I was put off by the early chapters, which are largely based on Tim Ferriss' "4 Hour Work Week" book, which I personally strongly dislike. It seems like the 4-hour philosophy is to design your life around minimizing the time spent on work, through negotiating flexible hours, outsourcing, etc. I personally would rather find joy in work--if not joy, then at least the opportunity to practice mindfulness in performing the most mundane tasks (not that I want to spend all my time on work). The last two thirds of the book is more actionable, with tactics designed get over tendencies for procrastination, etc. None of the methods are particularly profound and they may even seem like common sense. Nonetheless, it's good to be reminded of good tactics. For example, the Pomodoro technique involves setting designated breaks after short periods of focused work, e.g. 5min break after 25min work. Another technique involves figuring out the one thing that, once accomplished, would make everything else fall into place. Although simplistic, this is a great way to order a task list that would otherwise seem overwhelming.

I am not fond of this narrator and find that I have to listen at 1.5x to avoid being distracted by his intonations. There are no weird pronunciations in this audiobook, like I have heard in his other works.

This audiobook is not expensive so it's better to buy it outright, rather than use a valuable credit for the purchase. I received this book as a promotion in exchange for an honest, unbiased review, but I have purchased several of Meadows' other works.

Brilliant compilation of ways to have more time!

What a wonderful collection of ways to have more time. What I like about the methods he suggests is that they are focused about the well-being of the individual, unlike other lecturers who only care about results but with disregard for the individual's health.

Although I am a night-owl myself I agree with most of what he have to say, especially about intermittent fasting (it just works). I would definitely listen to this audio again to remind myself of these best practices. In the meantime I would like to apply one or more of his suggestions in my daily routines.

Disclaimer:
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review

Great book on time management. Highly recommend.

We always complain about not having enough time to do, well, anything. "How to have more time" gives easy to follow and implement ways to manage one's time. I will definitely re-listen to the audio, and purchase a kindle version.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Take charge of your time

How to Have More Time is another solid listen from Martin Meadows and read by John Gagnepain.

Why do I recommend you listen and then apply the ideas expressed in this book? Because if you implement even a couple of the ways to have more time in this book, you will find that you have more time to do what you really want to spend your time on.

Do yourself a favor and invest the time to read/listen and apply the material. I guarantee It will multiply your time effectiveness.

Isaac