[.ca] Time Management for the Creative Person: Right-Brain ... (ISBN 0609800906)

A waste of time and money:
I expected this book to provide innovative, useful information; after all, I'm a creative professional, always have a million projects going on at the same time, and really could use some help. Unfortunately, instead of original advice targeted to people in creative fields, this book is geared to harried housewives and disorganzied hobbyists. It is crammed full of platitudes, cliches, anecdotes about quasi-celebrities ("As a stand-up comic, Gary Shandling enterains audiences by poking fun at himself..."), quizzes (Are you right-brained or left-brained?), quotations, items ripped directly from press releases ("According to a survey by Select Comfort ...") and bulleted lists of hints (focused primarily on housekeeping and automobile maintenance) including: * Stop to smell the flowers (yes, he actually says this) * Brush your dog or cat while watching your favorite TV show * Choose plants that are easy to grow * Make enough for two meals when you cook and freeze the second meal * Use paper plates and cups * Hire a cleaning service * Get more sleep Probably the worst piece of advice this book offers, though, is "the future will take care of itself." No, it won't, especially if a deadline is looming and the rent check is due! If you work in a creative field and are looking for advice about enhancing your creativity and/or better managing your time and projects, skip this book. It is a complete waste of time and money.

Oh, thank GOODNESS:
My life is saved! What a great resource, especially for us who are creative people AND teachers. Things run so much more smoothly since I read this book. A Must!

Must Have For Creatives!:
Forget it. You aren't going to convince me. I am well known for completing an awful lot of stuff fairly quickly but I still always have much to learn about time management and organization. Lee Silber's Time Management for the Creative Person is a treasure trove of little tricks, hints and exercises to get you on the organized straight and narrow. Stop denying you have a problem and go look through your closets. Or ask your best friend. They will tell you. Seriously, from the badly rattled to the mildy behind schedule this book helps all kinds of creative people to become inspired to set goals from themselves in an organized and timely fashion, and with Silber's usual sense of humor and fun. A quote used in the book: "A lot of frustrated artists are people who didn't take the opportunity when it was presented." - Jimmy Buffett. Don't miss out on the opportunity of this book.

Don't Waste Another Minute - Read This Book Today!:
This is the third book in Lee Silber's "Creative Person" series that I've gotten, and I've yet to be disappointed. Time Management for the Creative Person is jam-packed with creative ideas and ways to become more organized and more efficient. As with his other books, Silber doesn't lay it out in a "my way or the highway approach", but instead presents a huge array of different ideas, encouraging you to pick what might work best for you. You'll be surprised at how often the tips in this book will actually jump-start your own creative ways to organize your life!

DON'T BUY THIS BOOK:
This book is a hastily cobbled together piece of worthless junk. Written in "bullets" so disorganized as to render the content meaningless, it includes such helpful tips as "Hire a personal trainer or U.S. Marine Corps sergeant to get you going." Believe me, your best time management move is to NOT waste any time looking at this book.