How to Learn More in Less Time

 

Information overload is a major threat to productivity, so whenever I discover a resource that makes it easier to navigate in the Information Age, I like to pass it along. Today I have two.

 

Soundview Executive Book Summaries

 

If you and your team could read all of today’s best business books, you’d be flooded with great ways to solve problems, boost the bottom line and increase market share. But it would be very time consuming to read and digest it all.

 

Staying current with today’s thought leaders in the business world is a priority for me and many of my clients, so I was thrilled to discover Soundview Executive Book Summaries. It’s a subscription service that delivers concise, accurate 1- and 8-page summaries of today’s most influential business books.

 

The summaries are available online, in text, or as an MP3 file. With 30 new books every year, the library is extensive and growing. I listen to them while flying, driving, even working out, and I’ve been very pleased with the way they boil down the information. I highly recommend this strategy for staying current and continuously developing your professional knowledge base.

 

 

Faster Audio Speed-Listening Software

 

If you listen to audio to improve your business and life, imagine being able to learn 2-4 times faster – without decreasing your comprehension. Faster Audio makes it possible.

 

Click on the link to test it out for yourself. You really can listen to someone talking at double speed and not miss a thing. This means we can plow though our audio books, podcasts, lectures and more in a lot less time, and the price for this software is surprisingly low. I use it, I love it and I recommend it.

 

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If you have a tried-and-true productivity strategy, please send it to me. I’m always on the lookout for new ideas that deliver.