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I became interested in Win while researching heated jackets (Columbia sports wear uses him as an interesting spokesperson). If you're more interested in cold acclimation and its health benefits, this book may not be for you, or at least, you'll simpl...moreI became interested in Win while researching heated jackets (Columbia sports wear uses him as an interesting spokesperson). If you're more interested in cold acclimation and its health benefits, this book may not be for you, or at least, you'll simply want to skip ahead to the last 3 chapters (and that same information is probably available on the internet). Overall, I found the book interesting and got some insights on cold exposure training that I hadn't picked up elsewhere.(less)
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Once, every other year or so, I like to astound my partner by reading some fiction. Glad I pict this one - it was indeed very good. I like that I could start connecting the dots, er "holes" early on, yet it didn't take away from the finishing the st...moreOnce, every other year or so, I like to astound my partner by reading some fiction. Glad I pict this one - it was indeed very good. I like that I could start connecting the dots, er "holes" early on, yet it didn't take away from the finishing the story.(less)
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zoomed through this book a while back. not a easy read, takes a fair amount of concentration for keeping in your head how it all works together, a reason i'm now re-reading. I'm interested in finding better and better ways to help my clients take the...morezoomed through this book a while back. not a easy read, takes a fair amount of concentration for keeping in your head how it all works together, a reason i'm now re-reading. I'm interested in finding better and better ways to help my clients take their basic sites and "push them out" and "connect into" social networks.
I really like the "Lessons Learned" at the end of each chapter. I find myself hitting those up first, and then backing into the chapter for the details.(less)
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My Acupuncturist suggested I read this (after being very happy that I was already "on board" with Micheal Pollen and Barbara King Solver). Very good read, a lot of the exact same information you find in The Omnivore's Dilemma and Animal Vegetable Mir...moreMy Acupuncturist suggested I read this (after being very happy that I was already "on board" with Micheal Pollen and Barbara King Solver). Very good read, a lot of the exact same information you find in The Omnivore's Dilemma and Animal Vegetable Miracle, but then Planck follows up with very specific nutrient information and fascinating accounts of how and why the body absorbs and processes them.
In a nutshell: Eat the way your grandparents ate, and more importantly make sure those "traditional" foods don't come from any source that is industrialized in any way (don't just assume the organic label will protect you, though if you're in a bind, it's better than no organic label).
It's been a bit rough to include non-industrial, ethical and yet kosher red meat into our family's diet but so far we've been managing thanks to kosherorganic.com in Queens and the Park Slope Food COOP carrying Wise hamburger (and chicken).(less)
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Time Management for System Administrators
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Thomas A. Limoncelli
recommended for:
people interested in GTD systems
read in December, 2006
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This is one of the first books I put on my SafariBooksOnline account back in 2006.
I'm known as a bit of a "GTD fanatic". Not because I'm so organized and methodical, but rather because I'm a mess and always looking for better ways to contain the di...moreThis is one of the first books I put on my SafariBooksOnline account back in 2006.
I'm known as a bit of a "GTD fanatic". Not because I'm so organized and methodical, but rather because I'm a mess and always looking for better ways to contain the disarray. I must read 2 or 3 books a year (even after this book) regarding organization and time management but, this is the one and only book I keep coming back to that has methods that work.. for me.
I loved the concepts and overall organization strategies of David Alan's Getting Things Done system, however, from the first time I read it and even now when I occasionally return to it, there's a voice in the back of my head that constantly says tings like "well yeah, if I were an executive with a whole team underneath me... i could really implement some of these things at a deeper/broader level too".
I'm not a System Admin, but some aspects of programming and web development are kind of similar. I do ton of GTD productivity stuff already, using basic file systems, tickler calendar/file, I limit my "distraction time" with set times to check emails and voice mail but often find that large chunks of my projects are basically "distraction driven". It's my job to field interruptions as they often turn into billable hours, keep the project moving forward and keep clients happy and coming back. Yet, I still need to handle all my "routine" tasks and keep on top of scheduled work.
If any of the above matches your situation, no minions below you, must deal with distractions and still push through scheduled and routine work, then this is a great book for you, I *believe* you can even strip out the technical/system admin angle and apply these concepts to yourself even if you're not in a web or IT based line of work.
bonus: If you are slightly techie/geeky with a basic, even light programming background* you'll find Thomas's "cookbook" chapters particularly interesting and valuable for writing little scripts that can show you how to automate more rudimentary tasks and inspire you to think of more things you can automate in your day to day and often scheduled stuff!
(* I found his Perl examples VERY easy to follow and port over to PHP, Python & even ActionScript just fine)(less)
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Listened off my Audible.com account. Great, eye opening information. Would be a 5 star, but I prefer the facts up front and back-story to be optional. His "discovery process" of the information was a wee-bit to windy for me at times. A plus for readi...moreListened off my Audible.com account. Great, eye opening information. Would be a 5 star, but I prefer the facts up front and back-story to be optional. His "discovery process" of the information was a wee-bit to windy for me at times. A plus for reading this book vs. listening to it (usually listening to non-fiction is harder than reading it for this reason but as a slower reader listening is better than nothing).
However, I've leafed through the print book from time to time and found it just as hard to look back up some of the information due to the narrative.(less)
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Very nice easy read. Great tone and humor to it.
I finished this a while ago, but like what I learned from it especially about sleep and properly feeding the brain. Things mentioned in this book link hand in hand and have made other books I've been...moreVery nice easy read. Great tone and humor to it.
I finished this a while ago, but like what I learned from it especially about sleep and properly feeding the brain. Things mentioned in this book link hand in hand and have made other books I've been reading make even more sense, like Nina Planck's Real Food and Michael Pollen's Omnivore's Dilemma. The section on sleep tied in nicely with another book I've read quite a bit of: The Promise of Sleep by William C. Dement and Christopher Vaughan(less)
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