A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work
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- Create Date：2021-08-07 10:51:07
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Juliet Funt
- ISBN：0062970259
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Summary
Meet the powerful guide that will help you regain control in your overloaded， caffeinated， inbox-worshiping work day。 An efficiency expert explains how to liberate your talent， reduce waste， and help teams do more meaningful work by incorporating strategic pauses—what she calls "white space"—into your workdays and personal life。
The American workforce is burnt out—ever busy—constantly on call。 Creativity and innovation wither before the false god of busyness， and family time is constantly interrupted by the siren call of our smart phones。 We’re relentlessly behind the curve， dousing fires everywhere and our 2 a。m。 insomnia provides the only unscheduled thinking time of the day。
But activity and productivity are not the same， and confusing them is costing companies millions of dollars annually in wasted time。
What we need is white space—short periods of open， unscheduled time that， when inserted back into our days， change the very nature of work。 White space is the stepping back， the strategic pause; the oxygen that allows the sparks of our efforts to catch fire。
It has the power to radically—and simply—reinvent the way we approach work in this maxed-out twenty-first-century world。
Finding time seems impossible as we are too busy to become less busy。 But as Juliet Funt reveals， it’s not。 In A Minute to Think， she redefines productivity using repeatable frameworks and easily accessible techniques。 White space carves for us an escape route from low-value tasks and the daily avalanche of e-mails， meetings， decks， and reports。 Using research， client stories and a lighthearted voice， Funt shows readers how to reclaim time for thinking and make room for what matters。
A Minute to Think includes 15 black-and-white illustrations。
The American workforce is burnt out—ever busy—constantly on call。 Creativity and innovation wither before the false god of busyness， and family time is constantly interrupted by the siren call of our smart phones。 We’re relentlessly behind the curve， dousing fires everywhere and our 2 a。m。 insomnia provides the only unscheduled thinking time of the day。
But activity and productivity are not the same， and confusing them is costing companies millions of dollars annually in wasted time。
What we need is white space—short periods of open， unscheduled time that， when inserted back into our days， change the very nature of work。 White space is the stepping back， the strategic pause; the oxygen that allows the sparks of our efforts to catch fire。
It has the power to radically—and simply—reinvent the way we approach work in this maxed-out twenty-first-century world。
Finding time seems impossible as we are too busy to become less busy。 But as Juliet Funt reveals， it’s not。 In A Minute to Think， she redefines productivity using repeatable frameworks and easily accessible techniques。 White space carves for us an escape route from low-value tasks and the daily avalanche of e-mails， meetings， decks， and reports。 Using research， client stories and a lighthearted voice， Funt shows readers how to reclaim time for thinking and make room for what matters。
A Minute to Think includes 15 black-and-white illustrations。
Reviews
Kathleen Garber
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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
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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
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