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Getting Organized in the Google Era

How to Get Stuff out of Your Head, Find It When You Need It, and Get It Done Right

by Douglas Merrill
James A. Martin
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Whether it's a faulty memory, a tendency to multitask, or difficulty managing our time, every one of us has limitations conspiring to keep us from being organized. But, as organizational guru and former Google CIO Douglas C. Merrill points out, it isn't our fault. Our brains simply aren't designed to deal with the pressures and competing demands on our attention in today's fast-paced, information-saturated, digital world. What's more, he says, many of the ways in which our society is structured are outdated, imposing additional chaos that makes us feel stressed, scattered, and disorganized.
But it doesn't have to be this way. Luckily, we have a myriad of amazing new digital tools and technologies at our fingertips to help us manage the strains on our brains and on our lives; the trick is knowing when and how to use them. This is why Merrill, who helped spearhead Google's effort to "organize the world's information," offers a wealth of tips and strategies for how to use these new tools to become more organized, efficient, and successful than ever.
But if you're looking for traditional, rigid, one-size-fits-all strategies for organization, this isn't the book for you. Instead, Merrill draws on his intimate knowledge of how the brain works to help us develop fresh, innovative, and flexible systems of organization tailored to our individual goals, constraints, and lifestyles.
    
From how to harness the amazing power of search, to how to get the most out of cloud computing, to techniques for filtering through the enormous avalanche of information that assaults us at every turn, to tips for minimizing distractions and better integrating work and life, Getting Organized in the Google Era is chock-full of practical, invaluable, and often counterintuitive advice for anyone who wants to be more organized and productive–and less stressed—in our 21st-century world.

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  • Release date

    March 16, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307712493
      • File size: 218523 KB
      • Duration: 07:35:15

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      A former Google executive reads a timely guide to managing information and life in the Internet age. His muted "gee-whiz!" tone and gratuitous personal sharing make Merrill seem innocent and difficult to take seriously. But the advice is quite serious as he and his co-author describe a range of productivity software offered by Google and others, and offer interesting views on staying in control, our brain's limitations, calendar management, and work-life balance. He talks about which software programs are most useful and why, and offers thoughtful advice on browsers, cloud computing, and social media. The detailed software navigation instructions are not easy to access and implement on audio. But the general advice on making life more humane and productive is accessible and technologically up-to-date. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.