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Smarter Faster Better
- The Secrets of Being Productive
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In the international best seller The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. In Smarter Faster Better, he applies the same relentless curiosity, rigorous reporting and rich storytelling to explain how we can get better at the things we do. The result is a groundbreaking exploration of the science of productivity.
A group of data scientists at Google embark on a four-year study of how the best teams function and find that how a group interacts is much more important than who is in the group.
A marine corps general, faced with low morale among recruits, reimagines boot camp - and discovers that instilling a 'bias toward action' can turn even the most directionless teenagers into self-motivating achievers.
The filmmakers behind Disney's Frozen are on the brink of catastrophe - until they shake up their team in just the right way, spurring a creative breakthrough that leads to one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.
What do these people have in common? They know that productivity relies on making certain choices. The way we frame our daily decisions; the big ambitions we embrace and the easy goals we ignore; the cultures we establish as leaders to drive innovation: these are the things that separate the merely busy from the genuinely productive.
At the core of Smarter Faster Better are eight key concepts - from motivation and goal setting to focus and decision making - that explain why some people and companies get so much done. Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics - as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, airplane pilots and Broadway songwriters - this painstakingly researched book explains that the most productive people, companies and organizations don't merely act differently.
They view the world, and their choices, in profoundly different ways.
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- anwar ehsanullah
- 04-03-21
What makes us Productive
The author through various real life examples tells us the psychological reasons which makes us Productive. The book needs to be read atleast twice to get a better understanding of the concept explained in the book
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-22
Good follow up for The Power of Habit
Great case studies and in depth analysis of some successes, failures and disasters. Mike Chamberlain's narration makes the book and characters come alive. It does take some concentration and focus to follow the finer points. Read it twice or thrice to capture the entire essence
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- Vinod
- 17-02-22
Not captivating enough!
Disappointed compared with Power of Habit by the same author. Struggled to finish! Most of the concepts were very general - you would have been through the concepts in other self help books. I wasn't left with any concrete ideas at the end of the book.
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- Anoop
- 05-08-21
Ok read
Felt it dragged a bit too much. Could have been much shorter to explain the few concepts introduced in the book.
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- Amit Kumar
- 28-06-20
Superb.
Very useful and insightful. As good as Charles Duhigg's previous book the Power of Habit. you can a lot from the book.
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- Ashutosh
- 12-11-19
very good book for performance improvement
book explains the concepts with very good examples,
never felt bored throughout the book.
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- Sandeep Shukla
- 10-10-19
lots of fillers and useless stories in between
why can't the writer be straight forward and avoid junks/fillers in between.
they must acknowledge that it wastes a lot of time for listeners
just listen the last 30 min which is the gist , rest 9.5 hrs is a crap
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- Nomadic Couch
- 13-02-19
very nicely narrated book on behavioral science!!
very nicely narrated book on behavioral science, though i find the explanation of illustrations stretched a bit too long. nevertheless, the book leaves you with a profound understanding of habits, patterns and difference they make in one's life over the long term..
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- Philip
- 31-05-22
The power of the habit is much better
Some of the chapters is this book is somewhat boring. There is a lot of focus on team work.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-01-22
Brilliant all the way through
Amazing and truly engaging stories, helpful tips and brilliant overview of key concepts towards the end. Well narrated too.
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- T. Wolf
- 10-11-19
Well Summed Up Principles
The book seems to sum up productivity and work principles. Perhaps nothing new, but all in one place with some captivating stories around it. I can only recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-19
On my 4th Repeat!
Charles Duhigg sews together ideas that build upon each other mixing real life applications with scientific theory. This has become my go to book when seeking productivity tips.
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- Rurik McKaiser
- 12-01-19
Worth a read and needs a second read
This book is definitely worth a read, and may take a second and third read to fully embrace the tools and wisdom it contains.
For me, the last chapter should have been the first chapter, OR at the very least, the author should have offered the reader the option to first read the very last chapter and then start reading the book from the front.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, AND from the time to time the case studies were a bit drawn out. It would be an "even better if" if Duhigg could give very clear and specific tools and suggestions at the end of each chapter, as he did at the end of the book.
I love the personal style of Duhigg's writing and his passion for his subject matter is very admirable. The manner in which he shares his humanity so richly in the final chapter is wonderful. I am burning to read his next book.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-09-18
Awesome Practical Insights
Loved the book. Kept making sure that everyday made time to listen to it. Narration was great.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-05-18
Very practical and engaging from the word Go.
I've listened to it for a second time. My first time listen proved that I was a different person compared to this second one. Looking forward to a third listen.
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- Emmanuel
- 23-03-18
Great book with wonderful ideas. I recommend this book to anyone looking for ways to maximize productivity.
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- Artur
- 03-01-17
Insightful
Great book and great Insights to daily tricks all ties in at the end loved it. Listening to a few chapters many times over
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- Mubbashir
- 12-05-16
A lot of stories with some real gems
A nice book and some very good insights and practical approaches around work and productivity. But filled with too widely knit stories and sometined difficult to connect. Overall a gid book.
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- Abigail W.
- 23-01-17
Rambling with No Real Message
Not sure what the point of this book was. Never really gives any actual ways of incorporating the ideas. The ideas presented are a bit high level and vague.
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- OGGFATHER
- 08-04-16
Excellent!
Good stories
Interesting insights
Scientific approach
Very helpful for starting my own business give me the motivation I need.
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- DARREN GILLESPIE
- 25-06-16
Dissapointed
Examples very long winded. Needs more what you personally can do. Was hoping for more.
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- Martin Bechtle
- 28-09-16
Content not bad
The content isn't bad, but the interpretation and the excessively long stories make it boring and hard to effectively pull out useful notions.
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- Khelena
- 15-08-16
Listen to audio samples before buying audiobooks
Would you try another book written by Charles Duhigg or narrated by Mike Chamberlain?
Not likely.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I would have someone else read it.
Would you be willing to try another one of Mike Chamberlain’s performances?
Most certainly not.
If this book were a film would you go see it?
I'd probably attempt reading the book.
Any additional comments?
It wasn't easy to enjoy listening to this audiobook because of the narrator's fast, broken pace, and overly enthusiastic yet somehow monotonous manner of reading. Had to stop 2 hours into the book because of that...
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- PBF
- 04-07-16
Very interesting narrative but not very actionable
I have very mixed feelings about this book, but it comes down to two key thoughts:
The stories in that illustrate the books narrative are insightful and interesting, and for the most part unique to this book - Which makes a refreshing change from the usual retellings of the same studies over and over - So if you're looking for something new in that area, this book might suite you.
On the other hand, there isn't really much actionable content, and the book jumps all over the place and while it raises some interesting topics and highlights some real world examples it falls short of bringing the ideas together cleanly in one place.
So, when you're reading books like this if you're drawn to the narrative and storytelling side of the books, or want to explore a new style of writing, maybe give this a go.
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- Anthony P.
- 09-03-17
Enjoyable
I enjoyed this audiobook. Some of the examples are quite long winded when he illustrates his point but he makes all of the ideas interesting and accessible.
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- Juri
- 24-07-16
great book
the book is full of interesting stories that help the reader understand how focus and structured approach to goal setting and attention help us keep up the motivation to achive great results
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- jenny sanders
- 15-04-16
Great content...
Great content... but at the half way mark it get boring. I also think duhigg lost his own voice - the one that made Habit such a good read - by copying his hero Atul Gawande's formula (which as well as masterly prose and deep expertise includes being personal, using well documented examples and bringing these to life by using the first person and seeing the drama from the mundane! I know because I also wish I could write as well as Gwande.) overall it is a good book and recommended. If i could spend the time listening again I would start with the appendix (chapter 10) for an overview and understanding of how to apply the ideas and then use the text selectively to reinforce the information. didn't like the narration (sorry! ) found it a bit monotone and lacking pace - i could only cope with listening to it at 1.25 speed.
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- Mr N G Armitage
- 02-09-22
Interesting and worth reading again
Really good tips on improving productivity. I enjoyed the stories which brought colour to the chapters.
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- Grant Dempsey
- 16-05-17
Great concept with some terrific ideas
I think too much time was spent on stories, not enough on how to apply
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- Rob
- 13-01-17
making better decisions
Duhig's second book is a little less compelling than the first (Power of Habits) . He sets out eight ideas for making better decisions and supports each idea with two or three stories illustrating the point (e.g. on building mental models he uses the fate of an Air France pilot team which failed to address a fatal series of warning signals as opposed to a Qantas team who did apply mental models and saved the day).
I enjoyed the stories and there are some elements I can apply to my work environment but I will need to listen again and take more notes in order to distil the lessons.
This doesn't have the flow and engagement of Gladwell's books nor did I find it as easily digested as Power of Habit, but it does have merit and I will recommend it to team leaders and junior managers (perhaps in a hardcover form rather than audible... there are lessons that need to be annoted.)
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- Sylvain
- 14-05-17
Easy to listen to
Easy to listen great stories but not that great to put into practice if your looking for a step by step approach Mabey try something else
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- LJC
- 23-01-17
good snippets here and there
I liked this book but it was not as useful as I had hoped. a lot of stories about others which perhaps went into too much detail.
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- Tavis
- 22-03-17
value information just a bit boring
Found the writer touched on important performance issues but spent too much time and effort explaining cases studies but not always getting the point across.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-01-20
Vague and meandering.
If you don’t mind a wandering story then probably not a bad read, but very diluted learnings. Most of the value was gained in the appendix.
Probably ok for an educator of some description looking for new ideas and methods, and who wouldn’t mind doing their own research following.
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- odailson
- 04-07-17
Awesome book
after listening to the book I decided to buy a hard copy so I could read and learn more from its ideas. that was one the lessons from the book
great book
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- Mitchell
- 11-08-16
Awesome reference for any industry
loved it. totally relevant to my industry and has consolidated a lot of what I already practice with research and case study
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- Rob
- 06-09-22
Good audiobook
You need to like listen to detailed stories about other’s people/ organisations to enjoy this audiobook. I liked it.
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- Andrew Ko
- 24-05-21
It’s an alright self help book
This book has some case studies of people or companies that have learnt lessons or improved. From memory, all examples were from America. I would have liked to have Heard less about the story’s details and more about the analysis or what were the audience can take away from the case studies