RECOMMENDED READING |
Below is a list of books that we, as professional organizers / productivity consultants, often read ourselves or recommend to clients. We welcome you to peruse the list and see if any titles resonate for you. When we work with our clients in their homes and offices we often see many books that have become "clutter" with the passage of time. Therefore, if you decide to read any of the books listed below, we might suggest that you borrow the book from your local library.
ORGANIZING
Becker, J. (2014) Clutterfree with Kids: Change Your Thinking, Discover New Habits, Free Your Home Glovinsky, C. (2002) Making Peace with the Things in Your Life Goldberg, D. (2005) The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond Kolberg, J. (1998) Conquering Chronic Disorganization Kondo, M. (2014) The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing Lehmkukl, D. and Cotter Lamping, D. (1993) Organizing for the Creative Person Morgenstern, J. (1998) Organizing from the Inside Out Morgenstern, J. (2008) Shed Your Stuff, Change Your Life Pedersen, S. (2013) Learn to Organize Smallin, D. (2002) Organizing Plain & Simple Tolin, D., et al. (2007) Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding Williams, D. and L. Jaggar (2005) Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions TIME AND CHOICE MANAGEMENT Allen, D. (2015) Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Benson, J. and T. Barry (2011) Personal Kanban: Mapping Work, Navigating Life Morgenstern, J. (2004) Time Management from the Inside Out Mullainathan, S., and E. Shafir. 2013. Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much Pychyl, T. (2010) Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change Sanders, D. (2011) Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff HABIT FORMATION AND FOLLOW THROUGH Byrne, H. (2016) The Here and Now Habit: How Mindfulness Can Help You Break Unhealthy Habits Once and For All Dean, J. (2013) Making Habits, Breaking Habits Duhigg, C. (2012) The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business Heath, C. & Heath, D. (2010) Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard McChesney, C., S. Covey, and J. Huling (2012) The 4 Disciplines of Execution McGonigal, K. (2012) The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works
ADD / ADHD Brown, T. (2005) Attention Deficit Disorder Hallowell, E. (1994, 2011) Driven To Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood Hallowell, E. (2015) Driven To Distraction At Work: How To Focus and Be More Productive Kelly, K. & Ramundo, P. (2006) You Mean I'm not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?! Kolberg, J. and Nadeau, K. (2002) ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life Tuckman, A. (2009) More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD BASIC SELF-CARE Brown, B. (2010) The Gifts of Imperfection Frederickson, B. (2013) Love 2.0 Hayes, S. (2005) Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Lewis, P. (2013) The Secret World of Sleep: The Surprising Science of the Mind at Rest Satter, E. (2008) Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook Warren, E. and A. W. Tyagi (2005) All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan |