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  • How to Thrive in a World of Too Much
  • Written by: Tony Crabbe
  • Narrated by: Tony Crabbe
  • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

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Busy: The 50-Minute Summary Edition

Written by: Tony Crabbe
Narrated by: Tony Crabbe
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Publisher's Summary

Business psychologist Tony Crabbe outlines a unique three-step approach to combating one of the modern life's great problems: Being too busy.

So many people feel far too busy - unable to work properly on the things that are important to them and stuck in a rut. This audiobook, written by a well-connected business psychologist, puts that feeling in context and provides practical solutions for people to become happier, more motivated and more successful. If you want to take control of your career - and your life - make sure you're not too busy to listen to this audiobook.

Today's world is one of too much: Too much work to do, too much communication, too much competition, too much uncertainty, and too much information. We are striving to keep up, but inevitably we're falling behind, leaving us with a nagging sense of failure that is hard to shake off.

In Busy, Tony Crabbe debunks the myth that satisfaction at work comes from getting everything done.

Instead, he demonstrates that what will enable you to thrive is regaining a sense of mastery over your life, focusing on making an impact, engaging with loved ones and creating the momentum necessary to make changes.

Busy is divided into three digestible sections - Mastery, Differentiation, and Engagement - that will teach listeners how to switch from managing time to managing attention, how to transition toward a career strategy that doesn't hinge on productivity, how to think differently about success by re-engaging with what matters, and how to create the impetus, energy, and clarity to put all these changes into effect. Crabbe draws on entertaining psychological studies to show why we're getting it wrong at the moment and to develop a fresh new approach to taking back one's life from chaotic outside forces.

©2015 Tony Crabbe (P)2015 Hachette Audio

What the critics say

"A life-changing book which reassesses what you are doing, why you are doing it and in what way." (Carol Ann Rice,

The Daily Express)

"This book has the power to change your life.... Tony Crabbe destroys the myth of 'busyness' and provides practical, thoughtful advice to help individuals (and their organizations) unleash their true potential." (Dave Coplin, chief envisioning officer, Microsoft UK, and author of Business Reimagined)
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