The Extra Hour: Powerful Techniques to Create More Time in Your Day

by Will Declair, Jérôme Dumont, Bao Dinh

We all need more hours in the day, as we spend more time than ever working, studying and caring.So what if we could reclaim an entire hour, every day, to spend on the things we love?With proven advice from over 300 busy contributors, The Extra Hour condenses the best strategies and secrets into just 190 pages, to instantly supercharge your productivity. Whether you're a time-poor student, a frazzled entrepreneur or burned-out at work, waste no time in discovering how · cut time spent on emails in half· banish distracting thoughts for good· power-surf the web· and much, much moreThis is the last productivity book you'll ever need.So, what will you do with your Extra Hour?

Genres: Nonfiction

182 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2020

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m just not good with self help books - this one had some very interesting, but in my view, obvious points to make. And then it became a list of Apps and tech that can save you minutes every day. But it was short and kept me engaged until three quarters of the way through so I’ve given it ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[🌶 peppersocks 🧦 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reflections and lessons learned:
“We need to flip the roles… harness the pressure that we experience at work to motivate us, get organised…”

A much more practical reference book than I expected, filled with techniques and system shortcuts to help the working day. A hints and tips for work!

[Joni Rajaniemi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had high hopes for this book. Seemed like a good topic for modern age multitasking and email/information bombarded environment. However, instead of delivering deep understanding about the current ways of working and how problems could be fixed, the book focuses more on short sighted tips and tricks. For example, what apps to dowload to your phone or computer to save few minutes of your time. Unfortunately this is the main reason why the book doesnt really offer any real long term value regarding why we are in this situation and how to fix it. Basically the book offers a bandage to a gunshot wound. Also, the book falls short on the academic studies to back up its claims.

[Charles Mulligan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Felt a bit short. Don't know if I'll get an extra hour but I can see areas to improve definitely got a few tips.

[JC · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is more of a compendium of productivity suggestions. It doesn't add anything new imho. However I did find it useful and flew through it

My top 3 take aways

- organise, concentrate & accelerate is an interesting way of thinking.
- Highlighting the power of saying "No" is very good.
- I need to automate more.

[Nicola Pennell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to this as an audiobook. It had some great hints and tips to implement into daily life, now I just have to put them into place!
I really enjoyed listening to a section about task delegation and working with team to get maximum output, putting time in to train which will free up time in the future. I really enjoyed this section, and found it useful as I am about to step into a new role where I will be responsible for mentoring someone.
The section of prioritising was also powerful, upshot of it being getting the harder tasks done first and creating time boxes for highest priority tasks (blocking out slots in calendar).
Passive tasks and active tasks were also really interesting!!!
It had a lot of recommendations for different apps to use to help implement these things however I felt this wasn’t the best for me personally as you’re then reliant on technology.

[Onici · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a short one. Contains some of the most popular productivity advice backed up by some studies and the input of 300 successful entrepreneurs. I liked the idea of reading about productivity cause it got me riled up but many of the advices do not apply to me. Even so, this book presents some applications that will help you do less redundant stuff, protect you from distractions and help you get more organised.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This was a pretty standard book on how to be more productive. The main points were to find ways to delegate or automate the tasks you do on a day-to-day basis at work. There were some insightful points, like making a to-do list the day before but I don't think there was much extra in here from what I've read before.

[Arsene Andrei · Rating 4 out of 5]

O carte micuță scrisă într-un stil ușor de înțeles. Mai degrabă o introducere în ceea ce va urma să citești. Exemplele date sunt suficient de bune și puternice pentru a te face să continui studiile de calitate în acest domeniu al dezvoltării personale.

[Yuji Chin · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book may be useful for beginners who are learning time management and efficient working.

[June · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and clear, advice has thus been put into action immediately

[Patrick S Kelso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some handy tips, though many are quite well known there are a few gems.

[Lauren-Jade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Offers some great tips to increase productivity, however, they are definitely aimed at business people. Therefore, the tips aren’t easy adapted to the teaching profession.

[ReadingSloph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and informative. A good length for the amount of information given.

[Becki Beswick · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

Recap of common "tips and tricks" for efficiency

[Gina Lucia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book in 3 sentences/summary:

Add an extra hour (or more) to your day with the strategies within this book.

As a result, your productivity will also increase.

All so you can either make more money or enjoy your free time.

My impressions:

The Extra Hour reads like a condensed 4-hour Work Week. Its premise is a little more realistic though, to get you one hour back a day.

The book does a good job of taking you through organising your to-do list, removing distractions and giving you some truly helpful and practical strategies to get it done.

Should you read it? (who would benefit from this): 

This book would be perfect for anyone who has lost control of their work schedule or simply wants to claw back their time.

What I personally got from the book:

Interestingly enough, I already do a huge chunk of the suggestions in this book. I’ve developed some very productive and organised habits over the years and they just so happen to be in here. It’s well worth a read if you want to know what they are.