Productivity is Power II: For Creative, Business, and Other Professionals by Hillary Rettig – Review by Francis O’Sullivan
Productivity is Power 2: For Creative, Business, and Other Professionals by Hillary Rettig
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Productivity is Power 2 is a self-help book aimed at helping people understand and overcome their barriers to productivity. It is written to appeal to a wide audience, with examples including education, creative, relationship and workplace scenarios.
There are exercises and journal prompts to engage with throughout the book – I would recommend reading with a notebook or notes app to hand. Not everything will apply to every reader, but there is plenty that will be useful!
Something unexpected for me was that it got me thinking about barriers that might affect my students in lessons and practice between lessons. There are some things I will consider more when giving feedback and planning activities, and I will take more time to address seemingly trivial barriers that could be leading to more procrastination.
I did find the book at times hard to get through. I’m not sure how much it was the writing style or the structure, and the difficulty I had in focusing on the book is probably a sign that I needed to read the book. For some readers, though, focusing on reading the book could be a good way to practise some of the techniques as you learn them!
This book gets four stars from me. I would recommend it to people who generally struggle with productivity but have some time on their hands to learn about why they procrastinate and get some strategies to help improve productivity!
