Changed how I organise my work day. Next challenge is to apply it to everything else. ( )

I think I'll need to read this one twice to really absorbe all he said, but I though he had some good ideas. Still, it seems like all these guys quote each other. Perhaps they need to read other things? ( )

I read this one because I was interested in learning more about Action Method time/project management. This was covered in very basic o review in the first few chapters. The book focuses primarily on those working in "creative" fields (design, architecture, art, etc), so the primary audience is different from where I am. My one big take away is that one pitfall is to continuously generate new ideas without committing to following through on completing a few. Some ideas need to be parked until we finish our current commitments. ( )

First chapter is great, really tactical ideas of how to handle ideas. From there, it's some more good advice on fostering ideas and including community. But I had to stop when the last chapter was all about how to be a leader. I have no intentions of being a CEO of a tech startup, which is what it seemed to be targeted at. Otherwise, a good read, I'd say you could almost just scan the TOC and go to what you're looking for. ( )

Wasn't for me.

Overall, I found this book frustrating. The first part of the book was an action management system that was David Allen's GTD with some names changed; yes, he does sort of credit Allen, but he's not adding anything to Allen's system, just copying it.

As for the rest of the book, there are a few good ideas in it, but nothing I haven't read in other books about design thinking or productivity. There's plenty of name-checking of internet celebrities, but not a lot of substance. The writing's decent, and I kept reading in hopes of finding a new insight or a good kick in the rear, but I'd have been better off spending that time working on bringing my own creative ideas to fruition. ( )

Several great ideas about organization to make projects happen. Lots of fluff though. ( )

I've been torn between giving this 1 or 2 stars, or 4 stars, so 3 it is. The good parts are fascinating, and I think potentially very useful to me in work and at home. Some smart techniques and interesting quotes. I may even recommend it to my colleagues.

On the other hand...it's hard for me to take seriously a book that uses "thought leader" non-ironically. And so it has a lot of that sort of thing going on: oh, look, there's Chris Anderson! Malcolm Gladwell! IDEO! etc., etc. And plenty of eye-rolling material for sure.

So if you can get past the eye-rolling, it's probably worth reading. Thankfully, it's pretty short. (I read it in an afternoon while sitting in the park.) ( )

I couldn't get through this book. It was half sales pitch for the Behance Action Method, half thinly-backed admonitions. It felt like I was reading a laundry list, a series of thought processes and planning tools I was supposed to somehow use in order to more capably translate my ideas into reality. A third of the way into it I gave up. There are plenty of good tidbits in the book, but many of them were contradictory, and the whole felt like less than the sum of the (many) parts. ( )

Whilst there are probably better books writtennaboutvgettingborganised, I thought the premise of 'Makimg Ideas Happen' was a breakthrough - Belsky breaks it downnpretty clearly, that creativity without action is, pretty much close to useless. That there are millions of people wandering th world with great ideas, but pointless if they don't harness the discipline to execute them. I got a lot out if his book in terms of developing focus and not using 'but I'm creative, I hate operational work'. Lke all of these style of books, lots of it didn't appeal directly to me, but essentially only need one good idea to make it a worthwhile read, and this book had it for me. ( )

Not the best business book I've read, but it had some pearls. Not a waste of time. ( )

This book did not deliver on its title. Over half the book was advertising on his Action Method for getting organized. If you wanted to understand the Action Method I would recommend this book. Otherwise, it offered nothing new in how to make ideas happen. ( )

Una síntesis del buen project management. Principios clave: actions steps y follow up ( )

Although I liked the concept of the book, I felt the execution was very lacking. It felt a little immature and simplistic. Too many references to their proprietary action management system. Likewise, I am clearly biased toward GTD, but the suggested method seemed a bit simplistic. ( )