Cool Down by Prentice, Steve -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction

THE SLOW MOVEMENT: WHO NEEDS IT? PUTTING SPEED INTO PERSPECTIVE: WHY ARE WE RACING? MAKING USE OF THIS BOOK

CHAPTER 1 - THE ROAD TO BURNOUT

1. PARKINSONâS LAW 2. THE PAPER CUP IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 3. THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS WHAT THESE THREE FUNDAMENTALS MEAN TO US TIME AND STRESS EMAIL AND MORNING VISCOSITY INFOMANIA AND BOXERâS DEMISE THE FLAT EARTH KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

CHAPTER 2 - THE SILO EFFECT

INFORMATION OVERLOAD THE NEED TO STAY IN THE LOOP PRESENTEEISM INTELLECTUAL ISOLATION CANDID REACTIONISM KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN: THE SILO EFFECT

CHAPTER 3 - PERSONAL BLUR

THE ILLUSION OF SPEED EVENT-TO-EVENT THINKING HIGH-SPEED AT THE CUBICLE FARM KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN: TIPS FOR AVOIDING PERSONAL BLUR

CHAPTER 4 - WHAT THE SLOW MOVEMENT?

FEAR AND ANGER AS A REACTION TO PRESSURE KAROSHI THE SLOW CITIES MOVEMENT THE SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT SAY IT AINâT SLOW KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN: USING SLOW IN DAILY LIFE

CHAPTER 5 - THE POWER OF THE BLUE SKY

A PRESCRIPTION FOR TENNIS I LIKE COFFEE . . . I LIKE TEAâ¦ I LIKE CAUSING CREATIVITY COMMUTING IN COMMUTING HOME KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

CHAPTER 6 - CREATING A COOLER WORKDAY

THE COOL ART OF GETTING UP THE BENEFITS OF A COOL BREAKFAST THE COMMUTE IN PLANNING AND ASSESSING THE VALUE OF TASKS GETTING ENOUGH EXERCISE KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

CHAPTER 7 - BECOMING A COOLER PERSON

THE POWER OF KNOWING THE POWER OF WRITING THE POWER OF PERSONAL PROOFING THE POWER OF INFLUENCE THROUGH SELLING ACTIVE LISTENING AND NEGOTIATION THE POWER OF PLANNING PLANNING AHEAD KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

CHAPTER 8 - FEAR

FEAR OF LOSING YOUR JOB FEAR OF OFFENDING THE CLIENT FEAR OF BEING OUT OF THE LOOP FEAR OF SAYING NO THE FEAR OF EMPTINESS KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

CHAPTER 9 - CAREER MAINTENANCE

THE FUTURE OF YOUR CURRENT JOB THE FUTURE OF YOUR CAREER LIFELONG LEARNING LEADS TO LIFELONG EMPLOYABILITY THE FUTURE OF YOUR PAST: WHAT DID I DO? KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

CHAPTER 10 - TRANSITION

SHELLSHOCK BUILD A GAZEBO I HAVE NO RIGHT TO WORK OUT HOW LONG WILL I BE UNEMPLOYED? AVOIDING LETHARGY AND DEPRESSION THE BUSINESS OF LOOKING FOR WORK THE HIDDEN JOB MARKET KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

CHAPTER 11 - THE FAMILY

TRYING TO BE BOTH A PROFESSIONAL AND A PARENT DINNER: A TIME TO COOL DOWN THE LEGITIMACY OF DOING NOTHING FOR A WHILE HOW PAUSE LEADS TO ACCOUNTABILITY NO TIME TO BE THE âBAD GUYâ NO TIME TO BE A KID THE POWER OF THE PAUSE KEY POINTS TO TAKE AWAY HOW TO COOL DOWN

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