18 Minutes

Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

By: Peter Bregman

Narrated by: Peter Bregman

Based upon his weekly Harvard Business Review columns (which is one of the most popular columns on HBR.com, receiving hundreds of thousands of unique page views a month), 18 Minutes clearly shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items which are truly the top priorities in our lives.

Bregman works from the premise that the best way to combat constant and distracting interruptions is to create productive distractions of one's own. Based upon a series of short bite-sized chapters, his approach allows us to safely navigate through the constant chatter of emails, text messages, phone calls, and endless meetings that prevent us from focusing our time on those things that are truly important to us.

Mixing first-person insights along with unique case studies, Bregman sprinkles his charming book with pathways which help guide us --pathways that can get us on the right trail in 18 minutes or less.

Critic reviews

18 MINUTES is an intensely smart, insanely readable, and eminently practical guide to boosting our effectiveness and deepening our satisfaction. I've already benefited from the ideas in is book in my own work. So will you.


—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

Practical and to the point!

Would you listen to 18 Minutes again? Why?

Absolutelly. It has daily tips and topics that we need to be reminded constantly to achieve great success

Would you recommend 18 Minutes to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes

Excellent Book

Bregman may need to work on his metaphors--the find me button--but his insights and analysis are priceless.

The Right Advice at the Right Time

What made the experience of listening to 18 Minutes the most enjoyable?

I was struggling with a major career decision when I listened to this book, and it gave me the exact advice I needed to stop struggling and make the right choice. I found this book filled with great advice and useful ideas. Will definitely listen to it again soon so that I can take notes and recall things I've forgotten.

To the point

This book is one of my favorites. He gets right to the point. Great system to figure out whats important to you and focus your time on those things because the truth is you do have time to do everything that is out there for you to do.

must-read

if you're struggling to take your mountain of todos across the finish line. in a regular basis, 18 mins will help you get intentional about managing your time to accomplish what is most important and say no to the things that aren't.