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A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work

A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work

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  • Create Date：2021-08-07 10:20:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-08
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  • Author：Juliet Funt
  • ISBN：B08NPR6JC3
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Reviews

Kathleen Garber ，

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest reviewThis book does a great job of teaching business professionals how to have white space again in their lives so they can be more efficient with the time they do work。 This book is not just about taking a rest and not being overworked。 It’s more than that。 The book is a few systems that together will make you a better worker。If you do not work in an office （home or otherwise） you still will find some of the book relevant and helpful。 H I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest reviewThis book does a great job of teaching business professionals how to have white space again in their lives so they can be more efficient with the time they do work。 This book is not just about taking a rest and not being overworked。 It’s more than that。 The book is a few systems that together will make you a better worker。If you do not work in an office （home or otherwise） you still will find some of the book relevant and helpful。 However most of the book is talking to those who work in an office or home office。“It’s for the managers who eat peanut butter at their desk because the idea of leaving for lunch seems like folklore from another time。 It’s for executives who cancel their vacation four years in a row because they can’t see how to jump off a moving train without getting hurt。 And it’s for the dads and moms pushing a swing with one hand and emailing with the other because ‘It’s all so important'”pg 3-4The author talks about how in the past， white space （or strategic pause） was common place。 Somehow along the years we have lost it。 We think we have to work， work， work without any stops。“Thinking is time well spent。 Only a certain generation remembers when this was an undebated fact。 Back then if you caught your boss feet up on the desk， lost in thought， and staring out a window， you’d freeze as if you’d seen a rattlesnake， and then shift slowly backward， determined not to disturb them。 Why？ Because thinking time was commonly agreed to have value。”pg 17The part that made the most sense I think where Juliet explains that there are four assets that can become risks if we over do them。 For example Drive or Excellence is good but Overdrive or Perfectionism are too much。 Similarly Information and Activity are good， Overload and Frenzy are too much。 There are four questions we can ask to help us not get to the risk level。 For the Drive/Overdrive section， we can ask ourselves， “Is there anything I can let go of？” Using these questions helps us to not overdo。I also love the idea of a ROWE or Results Only Work Environment。 I also love how the author explains it:“This means the only thing we care about are results， not when or where an employee works。 Not if they work on a weekend， weekday， evening， morning， in a box， with a fox， or in a tweetle beetle battle with a noodle-eating-poodle。”pg 39 （reference is to Dr。 Seuss’s Fox in Socks） 。。。more

Matthew Ross ，

I have followed Julie for a while since she was on the stage at the Global Leadership Summit sharing about white space。 As I have incorporated White Space into my daily routines more and more I have told others about it as well。 When I was able to read this book by her capturing the unique ability white space can bring to anyone， I jumped at the chance。 This book is a must read for anyone。 As we are moving more and more quickly with technology and things are demanding more of our time this book I have followed Julie for a while since she was on the stage at the Global Leadership Summit sharing about white space。 As I have incorporated White Space into my daily routines more and more I have told others about it as well。 When I was able to read this book by her capturing the unique ability white space can bring to anyone， I jumped at the chance。 This book is a must read for anyone。 As we are moving more and more quickly with technology and things are demanding more of our time this book is fantastic to help us be better people。 Our brains are a wonderful things and we must use them to the best they can be。 This book helps you do that。 I am amazed at what this book provides in such a small size。 It is a quick read， but one that will definitely be a resource for years to come with notes and dog eared pages。 。。。more

Erin Cataldi ，

It may sound revolutionary - but the more you work and fill up all your free time with activities， planning， and to do items - the LESS efficient you are at work and at home。 We've become so programmed to hit the ground running the moment we wake up that we stop taking time for ourselves。 The burnout and overwork is palpable。 We make ourselves available by email all day， we feel guilty whenever we see blank space on the calendar so we fill it， we don't like to say no so we inconvenience ourselve It may sound revolutionary - but the more you work and fill up all your free time with activities， planning， and to do items - the LESS efficient you are at work and at home。 We've become so programmed to hit the ground running the moment we wake up that we stop taking time for ourselves。 The burnout and overwork is palpable。 We make ourselves available by email all day， we feel guilty whenever we see blank space on the calendar so we fill it， we don't like to say no so we inconvenience ourselves - the list is endless。 Juliet Funt examines how introducing little white spaces on our work and social calendars can actually make us do our best work and make us feel better。 Doing nothing， even if just for 2 or 5 minutes can help us re-orient ourselves and grab a breather。 It can help our brains take a break before we switch to the next task。 It doesn't need to be hours long， but we need small pauses throughout our day。 Broken into three parts this leadership/self-help book covers the culture of insatiability， the white space way， and applying the principles。 At the end of every chapter there is a brief bullet proof summary that is great for when you want to go back and look at a bite size chunk at the ideas in the book。 Easy to read and understand - change doesn't have to start with management - it can start with you。 I can't wait to start small and start adopting ideas from this book into my private and work life。 A must read in a crazy busy digital age。 。。。more