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Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload (精装)
by Mark Hurst
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Productivity improvement, Time management, Health & stress, Self-help |
| Market price: ¥ 258.00
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¥ 238.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Simple, practical and extremely empowering, this book serves as a refreshing take on time management for today's environment. So read the book and "let the bits go!" |
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Seth Godin (Author of The Dip, MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
This is The Elements of Style for the digital age. |
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David Bodanis, author, E=mc2 and Passionate Minds , USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
Mark Hurst has written the indispensable guide to the digital era. Instead of a mere "how-to" guide, Hurst shows what's really going on when we struggle with e-mail and todo lists. For anyone who has ever used a computer, this will not just wildly increase their productivity (as it has for me!) - it'll also let their ideas fly. |
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Douglas Rushkoff, author, Get Back in the Box, USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
Mark Hurst is the smartest person thinking about ways technology can make our lives easier rather than harder. If you're willing to give up some of your useless bytes for true knowledge and crowded RAM for zen clarity, then get bit-literate today.
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Craig Newmark, founder, craigslist.org , USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
A lot of people feel left out of the whole Internet and computer thing, but realize it could be really valuable for them. Bit Literacy provides the basic skills required for anyone to engage the wave of informational change.
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Barry Schwartz, author, The Paradox of Choice, USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
Most of us learned how to deal with digital technology in piecemeal fashion. We developed habits that served us well for a time. But for the modern digital age, almost all of our habits are bad. In Bit Literacy, Mark Hurst provides brief, no-nonsense, clear, and unbelievably helpful advice on how to replace those bad habits with good ones. Take his advice and instead of being tyrannized by the overload that comes at you daily, you'll be liberated. |
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Richard Saul Wurman, author, Understanding USA, USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
The word 'empowerment' should be included in the subtitle of this book, as I believe reading it reduces the hypertension involved in our daily journey through the flotsam and jetsam of life. Bit Literacy helps make the complex clear. |
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Keith L. Rowe (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
This is a very concise, well written book that teaches something I really needed to learn - how to manage the incessant flow of information coming into my laptop.
Over the last ten years, my office has reduced down to less than two boxes of physical stuff I have to move (most of it mementos). I've gotten rid of all the memos, magazines and stacks of paper. But I had a lot harder time letting the megabytes of mail, documents, photos, websites, RSS feeds and other digital junk go.
Mark gave me permission to do it. And he followed up with great tactics to make the transition painless, fast and effective. I'm staring at an empty inbox with a sense of relief. I've cut my RSS reading habit by at least 70% and I'm still weeding out feeds that aren't helping. Overall, I'm able to focus my work effort and getting more done with less stress.
If you approach your computer with a sense of dread at the towering piles of digital detritus waiting for you, this book is for you. Stop. Read Mark's book. Act. |
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Andrew S. Deemer (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
I don't want to be a gushing fan, but reading Bit Literacy changed my life.
Over the past decade of working for dotcom start-ups and global media companies, there has always been one constant in my life: the stress of bit overload. The endless emails, the disorganized notes, the post-it's across my desk. The weight of always knowing there's more to be done. And the fear that I'm not consuming as much information as I could.
Reading this book was, for me, a small form of enlightenment. It taught me to cope with my email, my disparate to-do lists, the endless stream of incoming information.
If you ever feel overwhelmed by work, read this book. It gives you a solid set of tools. After putting his recommendations into practice, an incredible weight lifted from my chest. I no longer feel burdened. I'm finally able to let go of the office, and relax, and know that my job is still being done.
If you have an email account, or a to-do list, please, do yourself a favor. Invest in this book. It really could change your life. |
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Brianna Sylver (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
Practicing the techniques of "Letting the bits go," as preached by Mark Hurst in his new Bit Literacy book is like rewarding yourself with a mini-vacation to the spa daily. After reading and instituting strategies for gaining efficiency and productivity in managing email, to do lists, photos, media, etc. I feel like I can approach my real work with more directed focus, all the while feeling on top of the ever incoming flood of communication and information. This is a must read for any individual that works with computers daily and frequently laments... "isn't there an easier way." Well, yes there is and Mark gives you the strategies to pave that "easier way" in a very succinct and approachable manner. |
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Shane Kelly (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-09 00:00>
Much of what Mark suggested in the book, I had been attempting to do, but not in an organized fashion as he lays out. I have always tried to get to "emptiness" on emails, but was being overrun with corporate mailers and spam. For pictures, I had tried to come up with a meaningful naming scheme, but hadn't stuck with it, and for to-dos, I was basically in an infinite loop with Outlook. His comments on Outlook helped steer me away from the concept of "operator error."
I will try some of the bit-lever programs later, but for now, just having some sanity around the to-dos is really great.
I thought the book was very useful and a very good. As he points out, most people have never taken the time to become bit literate, and I was one. I have used computers since the early 80s, (the S100 Altair 8800B kit!) and have never taken the time to get formerly trained on many of the programs that I use or taken the time to develop a personal "system". I guess we are all lulled into thinking that if Outlook or similar programs have all the bells and whistles, then that should suffice. What I really never did was stop to ask myself if Outlook (or whatever) was working for me.
I have always been a fan of simplicity and focus, particularly since I work in high-tech and seem to go fast all the time as many others seem to do as well. Mark's view of using ASCII text in emails and contacts makes sense from a portability and simplicity perspective. This was driven home when I recently changed employers and exported all my contacts from within Outlook. My new employee uses Outlook, and importing the contacts should have been no problem. Despite several attempts, I was unable to import my contacts directly into Outlook. If it had not been for the CSV formatted lists that I made at Marks suggestion, I would not have been able to recover a very important resource. This alone was worth the price of the book. |
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