A review by mjenae
How to Be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do by Graham Allcott

5.0

Unsurprisingly, this book is channeled towards the business world. A lot of the examples it uses are from an office. But it wasn't slow and boring; it moved along at a good pace, giving me all the important material without losing my attention or wasting my time. And even though it wasn't a direct fit for my situation, it provided a lot of helpful tips to implement even in my life.
If you love "let's put what we learned to work" exercises (as I do—surprise!), you'll have a blast at the end of the first few chapters. At first I thought they might be boring and not coordinate well with me personally, but they were actually fun and tactful. Toward the end, when it began talking about organizing meetings and other such things that did not pertain to me, I didn't complete every exercise. But I was still able to take something away from every chapter.

Random things I liked:
1. The British turns-of-phrases. How he said "communication is king" instead of "key." How he called the "telephone" game "Chinese Whispers." It made me grin over and over. (I do like those Brits.)
2. It read very smoothly. Graham's sentences moved along like a ship over calm waters. Easy to read and actually quite relaxing.
3. The last chapter. I loved how he called our procrastination "the resistance." It made it sound like a mighty army we're collectively battling against with physical weapons—which is basically exactly what it is.

TLDR: Geared towards CEOs, but it has a lot of useful advice—and it's fun, if you're the type who likes to read psychology for pleasure.