User Review - Flag as inappropriateGreat Book, no DRM
I wish Google would call out the books that skip the DRM. I'd buy them preferentially. This book is a must for ALL sysadmins. Most of us can handle the technical issues in our jobs, but far too many struggle with how to work on many different things efficiently. This book lays out some good, documented rules that you can refer to in discussions with your boss and project managers. Here's a sample quote from the book-- I couldn't say it better myself. "Interruptions are the natural enemy of focus. They steal time from us both directly and indirectly. The direct way they steal time is obvious: an interruption that stalls us for t minutes delays task completion by t minutes. That's easy. However, the indirect way that they steal time is more insidious. When you return from an interruption, you have to spend p minutes to figure out where you left off. If you were interrupted during the third step of a multipart process, do you return to step three or step four? Figuring out where you left off is extra work that steals time from the project."
User Review - Flag as inappropriateI have just completed this book and loved it. I thought the author did a great job relating to me and my personal experience as a systems administrator. Additionally, Tom has a great sense of humor and applied it throughout the manuscript. I would recommend this book to any systems administrator at any level. The book is a very quick read, but it's packed with tips and tricks to help SAs excel at their career. This book makes a great gift.
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User Review - Tomer Gurantz - GoodreadsWas perfect for me. Re-reading it now years later to see what I can improve on. Read full review
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User Review - Chris AtLee - Goodreadssome great tips for managing ever-growing TODO lists. I did skim the last few chapters since they dealt with setting up wikis, etc. Read full review
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User Review - Bradley Arlt - GoodreadsIf you are a sysadmin and haven't read this book. Buy it right now. If you don't have the time to buy it, then you *must* buy it right now. Now lock yourself in your office for one hour and read the ... Read full review
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User Review - Paul Morgan-Roach - GoodreadsFantastic Book!!! Highly recommended to any System Administrators or professional geeks out there. This book takes all the GTD highlights that are particularly relevant to those who have a "hobby" for a job and provides usable systems and guidance in one of the most time consuming professions. Read full review
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User Review - Rose Lerner - GoodreadsThis book is changing my life as we speak. I'm not a system administrator but I think the advice is great for anyone who does self-directed work (for me, writing). It's very straightforward, practical advice. I highly, highly recommend it. Read full review
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User Review - Ruben - GoodreadsBook is a little dated about using PDA's as a database since we've now evolved to using smartphones for our daily planners, but other than that, the principals are timeless. I follow a lot of the ... Read full review
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User Review - Mark Nenadov - GoodreadsExcellent–even though a bit dated and focused on one vocation, it's really broadly useful! (ironically, after having this book on my radar for years, I finally finish it as I leave my sys admin job) Read full review
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User Review - Alex Murygin - GoodreadsGreat book, Must have for unix administrators. Read full review