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Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload (Hardcover)
by Mark Hurst
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Productivity improvement, Time management, Health & stress, Self-help |
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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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Author: Mark Hurst
Publisher: Good Experience Press
Pub. in: June, 2007
ISBN: 0979368103
Pages: 192
Measurements: 8.9 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA01048
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0979368103
Language: American English
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- Awards & Credential -
One of the highest recommendations on managing e-mail and improving productivity in the digital age. |
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For those unfamiliar with Mark Hurst, he is mind behind GoodExperience.com, the GEL conference and the co-founder of Creative Good (among other projects).
The book focuses on managing bits of information as they invade our everyday lives, most notable being email. The book goes into detail to define the problem and offers practical solutions to deal with them.
Overall, this self-published book is a great read for anyone who works with computers. The most simple way to describe the methodology is that Bit Literacy is a simplified approach to interacting with your computer and not letting "bits" get in the way of your productivity. The most important lesson is dealing with email. No secret sauce here, you just need to recondition your mind to not think of your inbox as a to do list by either deleting, acting upon, moving actions to a to do list, & storing messages accordingly.
If I had to critique the book, the one thing that is overtly missing is a chapter on how to deal with a bit-addicted office culture. Or better yet, how to be a catalyst for change from within your company.
After three months of using the methodology I am happy to say my inbox is at zero. But most importantly, I have let the bits go...
(From quoting Alexei R. Fisken, USA)
Target readers:
All the business people who are seeing how to deal with the e-mail load a daily challenge. Especially good for those always busy managers.
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Widely credited for popularizing "customer experience" online, Mark Hurst has worked since the birth of the Web to make Internet technology easier to use. Named one of the 1,000 most creative individuals in the U.S. by Richard Saul Wurman, and Netrepreneur of the Year by InfoWorld magazine, Hurst is a leading authority on making people more productive with technology. As the founder of Creative Good and Good Experience, and host of the renowned Gel conference (Good Experience Live), Hurst and his companies help organizations work more productively and create better customer experiences. Hurst holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from MIT. He lives in New York City with his wife.
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From Publisher
Bit Literacy is essential reading for anyone who has experienced "digital overload": the daily flood of e-mail, multiple todo lists, a cluttered desktop, documents in various file formats, and the constant distraction of cell phones and other devices. More than a quick fix or another "how-to" guide, this book offers an entirely new way of attaining productivity that users at any level of expertise can put into action right away. This is "bit literacy," a method for working more productively in the digital age, with less stress. Mark Hurst - who has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his Good Experience e-mail newsletter, Uncle Mark technology guides, thisisbroken.com, and other websites - has revealed the way to survive, and thrive, in the digital age: "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. |
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. |
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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