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Turn It Off

About.com Rating four out of Five

By Catherine Roseberry, About.com

Turn It Off written by Gil Gordon

Turn It Off written by Gil Gordon

Three Rivers Press

The Bottom Line

You may think that the book only deals with how to get more balance and better define your working and non-working time. Mr. Gordon also provides numerous resources at the end of the book for those of us who just cannot get the concept of "turning it off". These include airlines and resorts that are connected, to places providing the equipment to outfit a van to make it a truly mobile office.
Pros
  • Advice that is timeless for mobile workers.
  • Can be used by any mobile professional.
Cons
  • Some information may be outdated due to technology changes.

Description

  • Worksheets provided to assist mobile workers get disconnected.
  • Excellent advice for any mobile worker.
  • Soft cover format means you can take it anywhere for easy reference.

Guide Review - Turn It Off

We all want to work in alternative work arrangements to create more balance in our lives but for some, the balance is not there. If you spend too much of your time working and not enough with your family or relaxing on your own you need this book.

Learn how to define your time better and learn what "on-duty", "mid-duty" and "off-duty" are. Learning how to not work and get away from the technology that enables us to work in alternative work arrangements can be "easier said than done".

Mr. Gordon has included worksheets to help you examine your on-duty, mid-duty and off duty time to learn how you can create more separation between them and create more balance in your life. This book is very informative and well written. It is also a kick in the pants for anyone, including me, who realizes that I haven't quite mastered "turning it off".

I've begun to evaluate my time and examine how much time I spend doing various tasks that are work related and those that have nothing to do with work. With the use of examples and work sheets that help you identify patterns, Mr. Gordon has created a book that should be part of anyone's library.

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