Trade Paperback
256 Pages, 5.2 x 8 x 0.55 in
August 26, 2008
Random House Publishing Group
0345506197
9780345506191
From the Publisher
To succeed in today's ever-accelerating world, speed is the name of
the game. Forget "slow and steady wins the race." The key to
getting ahead is not fighting or hiding from speed, but embracing
speed and using its power to your advantage. As Vince Poscente
demonstrates in this rewarding and, yes, fast-paced book, speed has
a unique ability to enrich your life. He empowers you to take
control of your time, your tasks, your priorities, and your
talents, and start making life everything you want it to be. Twenty
new tips-exclusive to this paperback edition-show you how to:
• recognize the difference between repetitive chores and passionate
pursuits, and assign the appropriate amount of time and energy to
each
• mentally shatter the outdated idea that work, home, and leisure
should be completely separate, and create a new, purpose-driven
model of organizing your time
• discover how to control interruptions, including how and when to
accept them-by learning when to multitask and when to focus
Speed provides amazing benefits-you become more conscious of how
you spend your time, understand your authentic purpose, and find
yourself more flexible and open to new opportunities. When you
harness the power of speed, your life and work become less
stressful, less busy, and more balanced. What are you waiting
for?
Praise for The Age of Speed:
"The Age of Speed is your bible to surf the speed tsunami
that's overtaking business and life."
-Scott Cook, chairman and co-founder, Intuit
"Thought-provoking . . . It's time to make peace with the whoosh of
your 24/7 lifestyle."
-Time
"[Vince Poscente's] counterintuitive notion of embracing speed
rather than coping with it will change the way people live and
work."
-Stephen M. R. Covey, author of The Speed of Trust
From the Jacket
To succeed in today's ever-accelerating world, speed is the name of
the game. Forget "slow and steady wins the race." The key to
getting ahead is not fighting or hiding from speed, but embracing
speed and using its power to your advantage. As Vince Poscente
demonstrates in this rewarding and, yes, fast-paced book, speed has
a unique ability to enrich your life. He empowers you to take
control of your time, your tasks, your priorities, and your
talents, and start making life everything you want it to be. Twenty
new tips-exclusive to this paperback edition-show you how to:
• recognize the difference between repetitive chores and passionate
pursuits, and assign the appropriate amount of time and energy to
each
• mentally shatter the outdated idea that work, home, and leisure
should be completely separate, and create a new, purpose-driven
model of organizing your time
• discover how to control interruptions, including how and when to
accept them-by learning when to multitask and when to focus
Speed provides amazing benefits-you become more conscious of how
you spend your time, understand your authentic purpose, and find
yourself more flexible and open to new opportunities. When you
harness the power of speed, your life and work become less
stressful, less busy, and more balanced. What are you waiting
for?
Praise for The Age of Speed:
"The Age of Speed is your bible to surf the speed tsunami
that's overtaking business and life."
-Scott Cook, chairman and co-founder, Intuit
"Thought-provoking . . . It's time to make peace with the whoosh of
your 24/7 lifestyle."
-Time
"[Vince Poscente's] counterintuitive notion of embracing speed
rather than coping with it will change the way people live and
work."
-Stephen M. R. Covey, author of The Speed of Trust