Everything in Its Place
by Dan Charnas · first published 2017
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There's a book, Everything In Its Place, Dan Charnas, which does a good analysis of the analogies of cooking and productivity in the office. Basically it recommends doing the "process" tasks first, the ones that the rest rely on. In this case,…
on “Finishing what you start makes teams more productive and predictable” ↗It sounds like much of the anxiety comes from not having control over your life. There's a book I recommend, Everything in its Place: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Its-Place-Mise-En-Place-Or... To quote the book, “By being organized, you will be more efficient. By being more efficient, you will have more time in your day. By having…
on “Ask HN: How do you deal with anxiety?” ↗There's a more recent version of the same book, Everything in Its Place: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Its-Place-Mise-En-Place-Or... I actually wrote a comment recommending the same book, but might as well tuck it here. Mise-en-place is well designed but much of it…
on “Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiveness?” ↗I'd highly recommend reading Everything in Its Place by Dan Charnas - he examines the methods and strategies employed by top chefs to produce high-quality dishes efficiently under time constraints and applies the teachings to aid the modern knowledge worker…
on “Ask HN: Any advice on becoming more organized?” ↗Mise en place is a pretty cool technique. There's a good book in place for those outside the industry, Everything In Its Place, by Dan Charnas. Basically you make cleaning a habit and minimize movement. If you were chopping onions, you'd use multiple containers, one for input, one for output. Placement would be so that your…
on “Ask HN: What productivity hacks did you bring from other industries to yours?” ↗…to be.” Then I spent my whole life thinking I was a disorganized person and through the power of a really good memory I was able to hold things together at work. Then I read Mindset by Carol Dweck and Everything In Its Place by Dan Charnas that convinced me that a) I was holding myself back by thinking I was a disorganized person and that b) I could become an organized person. Maybe the best professional decision I’ve ever…
on “Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?” ↗I read Everything in Its Place about 6 months ago and it convinced me to become an organized person: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2PFG5Q Now I start my remote day with a very structured 30-minute planning session where I review…
on “Ask HN: How do you start your remote work day?” ↗I am just inferring from the blurb at the bottom that he does have a final book coming out and this is probably an excerpt. A final collection of his essays, “Everything in Its Place,” will be published in April
on “The Machine Stops” ↗…at the end of the article. > Oliver Sacks, who died in 2015, was the author of many books, including “Musicophilia,” “Gratitude,” and “The River of Consciousness.” A final collection of his essays, “Everything in Its Place,” will be published in April.
on “The Machine Stops” ↗…published under the title "Work Clean". A cursory glance at Amazon.co.uk looks like the two titles have identical text however the Kindle edition of "Work Clean" is half the price of the one re-issued as "Everything In Its Place", for anyone else interested...
on “Finishing what you start makes teams more productive and predictable” ↗