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Personal Kanban by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry is a productivity guide that presents the Kanban system. It helps to prioritize tasks, visualize workloads and improve workflow efficiency.
Have you ever been overloaded with work, stressed out and struggling to find a free moment to kick back and relax? At times like this, even simple pleasures such as meeting friends for a drink seem like a far-off impossibility. Why does this happen?
It all has to do with how we separate our work time from our personal time, a tendency that disturbs our work-life balance. It does this because our personal life and our work life are inseparable parts of the same life. In an ideal world, both aspects of your life are meaningful to you, but a problem arises when you allocate all your time and energy to planning just one part of your life.
For instance, while you might find it silly to jot down a reminder to hang out with friends, you probably readily write to-do lists for work, a fact that may lead to your pursuing work goals until day’s end, at which point you have no energy for socializing.
But that’s not the only problem. When you treat your life and work as separate entities, you risk permanently forgoing life-changing goals, like living abroad or more ethically. That’s because goals like that require taking action in both your work and your personal life. So, if you don’t plan out your goals with both these sides in mind, you likely won’t achieve them.
For example, living a healthier life requires more than exercising and eating a few pieces of fruit. To truly achieve better health, you’ll need to reduce stress by doing things like taking regular breaks from work.
Okay – so you’re ready to plan for both sides of your life. But how do you do it?
With the Personal Kanban. A tool that will help you visualize and plan your to-dos as well as your activities, the Personal Kanban will also put you on the road to achieving your long-term goals.
Personal Kanban (2011) is an adaptable tool for visually oriented people. It’ll help you to organize your life and your work, and to strike a balance between the two. These blinks teach you how to set up your own Kanban and how to put it into action, thereby maximizing your efficiency; they also provide insights into life patterns, allowing you to measure progress and limit the tasks on your plate.
Personal Kanban (2011) offers a practical approach to managing tasks and increasing productivity. Here's why this book is worth reading:
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What is the main message of Personal Kanban?
The book Personal Kanban teaches us how to visualize and manage our work to increase productivity and reduce stress.
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Is Personal Kanban a good book? Is it worth reading?
Personal Kanban is an essential read for anyone looking to improve their productivity and organization skills.
Who is the author of Personal Kanban?
The authors of Personal Kanban are Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry.