practice to be efficient
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Product works fine but the clamp that holds the washer and squeegee will take practice in doing a quick back and forth change.
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I highly recommend this book.  It is practical use for yourself, informative, teaches you to practice or even go into business for your self.
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Good guide to giving your practice at the range purpose. Some nice and effective drills as well as good advice on how to conduct practice in an effective way vs. just pounding a whole bucket of balls and not getting better. I wish it was less text and more illustration, graphics and photos.
That said after just one session using his approach I can tell a difference. In particular, I found the draw-slice drill variability drill was really effective. At first it was a real struggle, but after a while I could shape it on command, & at the end of my session I was consistently crushing flush iron shots high and straight on target.
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Book was helpful to start, but the best way to get better is to keep practicing.  Other friends that smoke for a living have giving me some better tips.
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What I like about Jim Randel's The Skinny On books, is that they are like hiring an excerpt consultant to come and spend a couple of hours teaching from their extensive research and experience, all for the price of a couple of cups of coffee.  Written in a power point type fashion with wonderfully simple but effective and well illustrated characters, Randel teaches through fictional case studies.  Peppered throughout these studies are the wisdom of experts who have been well researched and quoted by Randel along with an extensive bibliography for those wanting to delve deeper.  Usually when I attend a conference or listen to an expert speaker, I consider it well worth my time if I can learn one new factoid or item that I can put into practice.  While I have read a number of the references Jim uses in his books, I still found multiple take-aways to use going forward making reading The Skinny On books well worth the time.

In The Skinny on: Time Management, there were a number of items that resonated with me.  First off is the idea of inertia, that is to say an object at rest stays at rest which is why it is many times easier to do nothing because it takes so much effort to get going; but one can also take advantage of inertia in that once something is moving it tends to stay moving.  Therefore, getting things done becomes much easier once one gets started.  One of the keys to getting started is when creating to-do lists is to not just list the item to get done, but also the first few key steps that must be taken to accomplish the task. In this way, it is much easier to begin a to-do item because most of the energy required to start is the forming of the action steps, especially the first, to be taken.  That way when one gets to the fourth or fifth item on the list for that day, instead of staring at the item and thinking through how to attack it - which likely includes remembering what the item was to begin with, it's implications, etc. - one skips all these steps because that work has already been done and the first few actions to be taken are already there!  On a related note, the author quotes an interesting statistic that one immediately increases their efficiency 25% just by creating a to-do list because of the focus it provides.

The idea of batching similar work is also good because it forces planning, increases focus and as a result increases efficiency; Randel quotes "effective beats busy every time".  Lessons on prioritization are also good.  What has worked for me is to use index cards for to-do lists: one to-do for each card.  This way I can list the item, its key action steps on the left side of the card, and status on the right side.  Each morning I take my list of index cards and prioritize them in order of greatest importance and impact.  When each one is done, I collect them in an every growing pile of accomplishments which provides positive reinforcement and feedback in the short term (which helps to keep inertia) and for the bigger items these finished cards serve as reminders of what I've accomplished when writing my self review at performance cycle time.

Regardless of the methods you use, Randel's book contains a lot of information packed into a small and engaging package.  Perhaps not all ideas will resonate with everyone, but there is so much good content here, everyone will gain a key take-away or two.
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that is good idea for people who is lazy as I am sometime. I need such info and tricks so that to me more active and productive
Author has perfect idea about how to be more active
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Steve Siebold has put together a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their thinking habits and performance. By juxt apposing common attitudes and thought processes with the successful attitudes and thought processes of world class achievers Mr. Siebold has provided a glimpse into the source of the success of those great achievers. The action steps provide practical exercises to use daily. If you want an edge and to fine tune your level of performance in any endeavor, I recommend this book.
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I have a confession. Im an efficiency addict! To the point that I even park in the most efficient parking spot at the grocery store (the one next to the shopping carts). Yet I still discovered gems in this book to help me reclaim some of that most precious commodity time.

I especially love how the author addresses work/life balance. This is a topic close to my heart. Its not just a matter of doing more. Its also about saying yes to the right things  which includes looking after yourself and spending time with your family.

This engaging read is packed with practical tips. Highly recommended!
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This is an easy-to-read and put-into-practice kind of book, useful for any faculty member. As department chair, I provided copies to the faculty and staff in an effort to encourage a healthier and more productive work environment and saw results right away, especially in better management and use of time (Chapter 2). Most ideas are practical, however, readers may find limited administrative support for some of Dr. Robertson's suggestions discussed in Chapter 5. For other readers, this book will provide confirmation of practices already in place.
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I am impressed with Your Best Just Got Better after having read the book.  Immediately I started using the 15 minutes technique and have started to notice the difference.  I find myself limiting the amount of time yet overall my quality has improved.  I am also able to fit more activities into the day.  I even wrote an article and have posted it on Linkedin using the technique and will be writing more articles. I rate the book a five star!

Dan Maria Cui
International Management Consultant
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Read it.  Try it.  Ask a colleague to watch you use one of the techniques.  It will change your practice.
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This book can help everyone from the amateur to the seasoned pro.  When it comes to being able to properly and efficiently communicate and execute the tasks at hand, a repeatable process is critical to success.  By practicing Dan's steps and continuing to strive to improve, you will achieve greater results in all aspects of life.
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It really works. A convenient way to practice anywhere.
1959883
Loved the book.  It is very practical and give simple tooks to implement.  I read it very quickly and then began to practice the skills.

I've also started using it like a daily devotion.  There is so much material, you can't remember it all.  It is broken into 92 small lessons.  Read 1 a day and every 3 months you work through and remember these key tools.
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Hi

I recommend the book to everyone who wants to learn some vital lessons to be productive in a day to day basis. It is very useful  for busy people that want to find the balance between social and business life,

Clear, effective and simple

Thank Tom :)
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A quick read, but full of useful practices that can be put to use immediately. A small and mighty book.
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When you value your time and its usage you will go to extents to discover how to accomplish a lot with your little. This Allen product is great at allowing one to get the big picture (your total time) then dice it up into manageable pieces. It is most helpful at giving the user a great big picture of his or her time in decent, bite-sized portions (your hours and minutes). If you have the hunger for effectiveness Allen's tool here will deliver the goods and provide you with a new approach to living that will take you onto efficiency. I am still fiddling with it but my initial findings are that it is effective and most helpful, practical and realistic.