How to Have a Good Day
2016 • 370 pages
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Average rating3.8
In How to Have a Good Day, economist and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb shows readers how to use recent findings from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience to transform our approach to everyday working life. Advances in behavioral sciences are giving us an ever better understanding of how our brains work, why we make the choices we do, and what it takes for us to be at our best. But it has not always been easy to see how to apply these insights in the real world--until now. In How to Have a Good Day, Webb explains exactly how to apply this science to our daily tasks and routines. She translates three big scientific ideas into step-by-step guidance that shows us how to set better priorities, make our time go further, ace every interaction, be our smartest selves, strengthen our personal impact, be resilient to setbacks, and boost our energy and enjoyment. Through it all, Webb teaches us how to navigate the typical challenges of modern workplaces—from conflict with colleagues to dull meetings and overflowing inboxes—with skill and ease. Filled with stories of people who have used Webb’s insights to boost their job satisfaction and performance at work, How to Have a Good Day is the book so many people wanted when they finished Nudge, Blink and Thinking Fast and Slow and were looking for practical ways to apply this fascinating science to their own lives and careers. A remarkable and much-needed book, How to Have a Good Day gives us the tools we need to have a lifetime of good days.
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This book is very strongly aimed at people in office jobs, not retail. That's not necessarily a critique, but it is a factor in how much I got out of it. I don't have regular meetings to prepare for, and my exercise comes from being on my feet all day, rather than a brisk walk to and from the office building. Outside of that, I did genuinely enjoy this and I feel like I got some good stuff from it. There's a few things that I read that I do already, like framing how I view my work or trying to be around people who are happy, and there were plenty of things that I'm intrigued by and would like to try to incorporate into how I do things. I read this as an ebook, but if it sounds interesting, I'd suggest getting a physical copy so you can actually refer to it and like, highlight and sticky note things.
What a promising title; who doesn't want to have more good day. But this book is like those listicles (an article that is structured as a list) with 100 items in it. It could also be titled 100 ways to have a good day. And like all listicles with more than 3 items in it, largely a waste of time cos you can never reliably take away more than a handful of the recommendations. Its not that any one recommendation is not good its just a stupid way to structure to a book that's trying to help people cos most of it is left on the paper, or whatever medium you're digesting it from. So, largely a waste of time. I recommend you look elsewhere for advice on this topic.
