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The Productivity Project: Proven Ways to Become More Awesome

'A fun, interesting, and useful read!' David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things DoneNearly all of us want to be more productive, but finding the method that works for you among the hundreds and hundreds of different tips, tricks and hacks can be a daunting prospect. After graduating college, Chris Bailey decided to dedicate a whole year to doing just that - experimenting with as many of the techniques as he could, and finding the things that work. Among the experiments that he undertook are: going several weeks on little to no sleep; cutting out caffeine and sugar; taking a daily siesta; living in total isolation for 10 days; stretching his workweek to 90 hours; and getting up at 5:30 every morning, all the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work. The results were often surprising! This book is the result of Chris's year-long journey, distilling the lessons he learned into a few core truths about how we get things done (or, indeed, don't). Among the many counterintuitive insights Chris discovered that had the biggest impact on his productivity were striving for imperfection; scheduling less time for important tasks; the 20 second rule to distract yourself from distractions; and the concept of productive procrastination. In this accessible and fun guide, Chris Bailey offers over 30 tried-and-tested best practices that will help everyone to accomplish more - and become more awesome.

Produktion und Logistik mit Zukunft: Digital Engineering and Operation (VDI-Buch)

Dieses Buch behandelt die Zukunftsfähigkeit der Produktion mit flexibler Interaktion zwischen qualifizierten Mitarbeitern und hochentwickelten Werkzeugen. Industrie 4.0 und die weitere Entwicklung erfordern eine Vernetzung der handelnden Personen und der realen Objekte mit virtuellen Systemen, welche die Entstehung dynamischer, echtzeitoptimierter und selbstorganisierender, unternehmensübergreifender Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke zum Ziel hat, Digital Engineering and Operation. Vor diesem Hintergrund ergibt sich eine Reihe von Fragestellungen, für die dieses Buch Lösungsansätze anbietet.Diese Fragen werden in dreifacher Sicht für eine Produktion und Logistik mit Zukunft beantwortet. Die erste Sichtweise widmet sich den Instrumenten, die hierfür zum Teil neu entwickelt werden müssen, um entsprechende Lösungsansätze für die Industrie 4.0 umzusetzen. Die zweite Sichtweise erläutert den Umgang mit digitalen, domänenübergreifenden Modellen und Werkzeugen als Grundlage für ein Digital Engineering and Operation. In der dritten Sichtweise werden praktische Realisierungen auf dem Weg zur Industrie 4.0 demonstriert sowie mögliche Entwicklungen für die Zukunft aufgezeigt.

Produktive Ambivalenz: Die soziale Herstellung von Selbsthilfe in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Lucia Artner befasst sich mit einem grundlegenden Paradox der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit – der Idee der Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe. Die in der bisherigen Entwicklungsforschung herausgearbeiteten Dilemmata unterzieht sie dabei einem Perspektivwechsel. Mit Blick auf konkrete Interaktionen untersucht die Autorin empirisch, wie durch die Beteiligten tagtäglich dieses Paradox praktisch bearbeitet wird. Trotz unhintergehbarer asymmetrischer Machtverhältnisse wird ein Schein von Gleichheit in der Interaktion konsensual hergestellt. Das paradoxale Unterfangen einer Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe stellt sich somit als eine durchaus ‚produktive‘ Ambivalenz dar.

PRODUKTiver im Homeoffice: Innovative Methoden zum besseren Arbeiten im Homeoffice: Psychologisch fundiert (essentials)

Aufgrund der heutigen Arbeit in einer digitalisierten und globalisierten Welt ist auch das Homeoffice als eine Form von Telearbeit relevant. Um ein besseres Arbeiten im Homeoffice zu ermöglichen, werden in diesem essential Herausforderungen beim Arbeiten im Homeoffice adressiert und basierend auf psychologischen Modellen, Theorien und Forschungskenntnissen Produktideen für die Praxis vorgestellt. Die Ideen sollen innovative Problemlöseprozesse aufzeigen und Anstoß zu eigenen Ideen bieten.

Produktiver Umgang mit Spannungsfeldern und Grenzen in der Projektarbeit: Handlungsempfehlungen aus der Praxis (essentials)

Projektleitende erleben vielfältige Spannungsfelder in ihrer Arbeit und sind dabei besonders exponiert. Das Buch erklärt die verschiedenen Spannungsfelder, denen Projektverantwortliche ausgesetzt sind und zeigt, wie ein nachhaltiger Umgang über Grenzmanagement gelingen kann, damit die anspruchsvolle Aufgabe mit Freude, Erfolg und bleibender Gesundheit erledigt werden kann. Praktische Hinweise zur produktiven und nachhaltigen Gestaltung der Projektleitungsrolle werden aus Sicht der Praxis vorgestellt.

Produktives Altern und informelle Arbeit in modernen Gesellschaften: Theoretische Perspektiven und empirische Befunde (Alter(n) und Gesellschaft)

Ausgangspunkt für das vorliegende Buch bildete ein nur sechs Seiten umfass- der Beitrag zum Thema ‚Volunteer Work’, den die Herausgeber Anfang 2005 für einen Sammelband mit ersten Ergebnissen auf Basis des Survey of Health,- geing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) verfasst hatten. Die gute Zusamm- arbeit und das nunmehr geweckte Interesse am ‚produktiven Altern’ führten zu dem Entschluss, bei der Fritz Thyssen Stiftung ein zweijähriges Projekt über ‚Informelle Arbeit von Älteren in Deutschland und Europa’ zu beantragen. Das Projekt wurde Ende 2005 bewilligt und damit das (finanzielle) Fundament für die weitere Zusammenarbeit der Herausgeber gelegt. Daher gilt an dieser Stelle unser erster, großer Dank der Fritz Thyssen Stiftung für die Förderung unserer Arbeit. Aus dem Projektzusammenhang heraus entwickelte sich der Wunsch nach einem intensiveren Austausch mit gleichgesinnten Kollegen und Kolleginnen. Der 33. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, der 2006 in Kassel stattfand, schien hierfür ein besonders geeignetes Forum zu sein. Daher gilt unser Dank, zweitens, den Organisatoren des Kongresses für die Zulassung der Ad-hoc Gruppe ‚Informelle Arbeit im alternden Europa’, deren ausgearbeiteten Beiträge einen Kern der hier gesammelten Aufsätze bilden. Weitere wertvolle Anregungen erhielten die Herausgeber als Mitarbeiter bzw. Juniormitglied der Arbeitsgruppe ‚Chancen und Probleme einer alternden Gesellschaft’, die von der Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina in Kooperation mit acatech getragen und von der Jacobs Stiftung gefördert wird. Unser besonderer Dank gilt hier, drittens, Jürgen Kocka, als Sprecher der - beitsgruppe, sowie Axel Börsch-Supan und Gert G. Wagner.

Produktivität im „Reich der Freiheit“: Freizeitbudgets im Alltag und im Alter

Gewinnen mit der wachsenden Freizeit produktive auf Kosten konsumtiver Aktivitäten? Zeitbudgetbefragungen zeigen, wie sich mit der wachsenden Freizeit die Verteilung der Freizeit auf produktive und konsumtive Aktivitäten verändert – sowohl in der täglichen Freizeit aller wie mit dem Freizeitgewinn durch Alter und Ruhestand. Im Zeitbudget der gesamten deutschen Bevölkerung zwischen 2001 und 2012 und im Vergleich der Altersgruppen unter und über 65 Jahren wachsen produktive Freizeitaktivitäten nicht auf Kosten konsumtiver an, wohl aber im Vergleich von Erwerbstätigen und Rentnern.

Produktivität neu denken: Vom Trennungs- zum Vermittlungsbegriff

Der Begriff der Produktivität findet täglich Verwendung, um die eigene Leistung zu bewerten. Darin, so die These, zeigt sich ein problematisches Verhältnis zur eigenen Tätigkeit. Denn was bedeutet Produktivität? Die Autorin geht von dem antiken weiten Verständnis von Produktivität als generellem Wirkprinzip aus und zeigt, wie sich Vorstellungen in Bezug auf das, was als produktiv gilt, gewandelt haben. Heute dominiert das ökonomische Verständnis, das die Beziehung zwischen Input (hervorbringender Natur) und Output (hervorgebrachter Natur) quantifiziert. Produktiv ist der Mensch, wenn er viel schafft – und nicht, wenn er ‚sich hervorbringt‘. Die Autorin entwickelt einen neuen Produktivitätsbegriff, der die menschliche Fähigkeit zu produktiver Selbstwerdung ins Zentrum stellt. So entsteht auch ein neuer Blick auf (humanistisch) produktive Arbeit, der diese nicht an Effizienzmaximen, sondern der Beziehung des Subjekts zur Tätigkeit festmacht. Zugleich soll Systemproduktivität im Subjekt verwurzelt werden: Das (wirtschaftliche) System gilt nicht mehr als produktiv, wenn es kurzfristig Gewinne, sondern nur, wenn es langfristig Bedingungen für Individual(re)produktivität bereitstellt. Der Begriff der Produktivität wird so (wieder) als Vermittlungsbegriff fruchtbar gemacht.

Profane Culture

A classic of British cultural studies, Profane Culture takes the reader into the worlds of two important 1960s youth cultures—the motor-bike boys and the hippies. The motor-bike boys were working-class motorcyclists who listened to the early rock 'n' roll of the late 1950s. In contrast, the hippies were middle-class drug users with long hair and a love of progressive music. Both groups were involved in an unequal but heroic fight to produce meaning and their own cultural forms in the face of a larger society dominated by the capitalist media and commercialism. They were pioneers of cultural experimentation, the self-construction of identity, and the curating of the self, which, in different ways, have become so widespread today.In Profane Culture, Paul Willis develops an important and still very contemporary theory and methodology for understanding the constructions of lived and popular culture. His new preface discusses the ties between the cultural moment explored in the book and today.

Profane Culture

A classic of British cultural studies, Profane Culture takes the reader into the worlds of two important 1960s youth cultures—the motor-bike boys and the hippies. The motor-bike boys were working-class motorcyclists who listened to the early rock 'n' roll of the late 1950s. In contrast, the hippies were middle-class drug users with long hair and a love of progressive music. Both groups were involved in an unequal but heroic fight to produce meaning and their own cultural forms in the face of a larger society dominated by the capitalist media and commercialism. They were pioneers of cultural experimentation, the self-construction of identity, and the curating of the self, which, in different ways, have become so widespread today.In Profane Culture, Paul Willis develops an important and still very contemporary theory and methodology for understanding the constructions of lived and popular culture. His new preface discusses the ties between the cultural moment explored in the book and today.

Profanity, Obscenity and the Media

This is the second volume of Melvin J. Lasky's The Language of Journalism series, praised as a "brilliant" and "original" study in communications and contemporary language, and as "a joy to read." When it was first published, it broke ground in focusing on the comparative styles and prejudices of mainstream American and British newspapers, and in its trenchant analysis of their systematic debasement of language in the face of obligatory platitudes and compulsory euphemisms.Lasky documents the growing crisis affecting honest, thoughtful, and independent journalism in the Western world. He extends the scope of his first volume in the trilogy and deepens the interpretation. He also adds a personal touch of wit and anecdote, as one might expect from an experienced international journalist and historian. Lasky's examination of the use of formerly forbidden language is a triumph of sinuous semantics. In his incisive analysis, we see the tortuous struggle of a once Puritanized literary culture writhing to break free of censorship and self-censorship.This volume on the phenomenon of profanity adds another dimension to Lasky's thesis on mass culture's trivialization of real social and political phenomena. It also underscores our society's embrace of banality, in standardizing politically correct jargon and slang. Readers of the first volume will find here a new range of references to illuminate the detail of what our newspapers have been publishing.

Profanity, Obscenity and the Media

This is the second volume of Melvin J. Lasky's The Language of Journalism series, praised as a "brilliant" and "original" study in communications and contemporary language, and as "a joy to read." When it was first published, it broke ground in focusing on the comparative styles and prejudices of mainstream American and British newspapers, and in its trenchant analysis of their systematic debasement of language in the face of obligatory platitudes and compulsory euphemisms.Lasky documents the growing crisis affecting honest, thoughtful, and independent journalism in the Western world. He extends the scope of his first volume in the trilogy and deepens the interpretation. He also adds a personal touch of wit and anecdote, as one might expect from an experienced international journalist and historian. Lasky's examination of the use of formerly forbidden language is a triumph of sinuous semantics. In his incisive analysis, we see the tortuous struggle of a once Puritanized literary culture writhing to break free of censorship and self-censorship.This volume on the phenomenon of profanity adds another dimension to Lasky's thesis on mass culture's trivialization of real social and political phenomena. It also underscores our society's embrace of banality, in standardizing politically correct jargon and slang. Readers of the first volume will find here a new range of references to illuminate the detail of what our newspapers have been publishing.

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Professing Sociology: Studies in the Life Cycle of Social Science

Professing Sociology was originally published at a time when sociology commanded widespread interest and public funding. Written by one of the leaders of "the new sociology" of the late sixties, this volume captures the nature and intensity of the field's intellectual foundations and scope. It reveals the field's post-World War II development as a scientific discipline and as a profession, and includes the author's most significant writings on critical trends shaping the field.Irving Louis Horowitz divides the life cycle of sociology into three main sections. The first deals with the inner life of sociology, covering basic theoretical issues uniting and dividing the profession. In a second section, Horowitz shows the institutions and sources from which the struggle of ideas is nourished. A third section shows how political life shapes the inner life of American sociology. Horowitz gives a great deal of attention to international social science, to the relationship of social science to public policy, and to federal projects and grant agencies and their effects on research.Irving Louis Horowitz was undoubtedly influential in shaping his field, and Professing Sociology offers valuable insights into how ideas become part of the fabric of professional life. As the new introduction by Howard G. Schneiderman shows, Professing Sociology provides a clear picture of sociology at the height of its importance.

Professing Sociology: Studies in the Life Cycle of Social Science

Professing Sociology was originally published at a time when sociology commanded widespread interest and public funding. Written by one of the leaders of "the new sociology" of the late sixties, this volume captures the nature and intensity of the field's intellectual foundations and scope. It reveals the field's post-World War II development as a scientific discipline and as a profession, and includes the author's most significant writings on critical trends shaping the field.Irving Louis Horowitz divides the life cycle of sociology into three main sections. The first deals with the inner life of sociology, covering basic theoretical issues uniting and dividing the profession. In a second section, Horowitz shows the institutions and sources from which the struggle of ideas is nourished. A third section shows how political life shapes the inner life of American sociology. Horowitz gives a great deal of attention to international social science, to the relationship of social science to public policy, and to federal projects and grant agencies and their effects on research.Irving Louis Horowitz was undoubtedly influential in shaping his field, and Professing Sociology offers valuable insights into how ideas become part of the fabric of professional life. As the new introduction by Howard G. Schneiderman shows, Professing Sociology provides a clear picture of sociology at the height of its importance.

The Profession of Social Work: Guided by History, Led by Evidence

An expert introduction to the foundations of the social work profession—from its historical roots to its evolution in an era of evidence-based practice The Profession of Social Work provides a broad overview of the history, scope, values, ethics, and organizational framework of the social work profession. Exploring professional ethics and human rights, evidence-based practice and practice-guided research, as well as emerging trends and issues, this important book presents topics of critical importance to anyone considering a career in social work. Each chapter in the text offers an array of pedagogical features, including Key Terms, Review Questions for Critical Thinking, and Online Resources. Ideal for introductory courses for both undergraduate and graduate students, The Profession of Social Work features coverage closely aligned with social work accreditation standards (EPAS) and includes chapters authored by established scholars on topics including: Social work history Social work education Professional credentialing and regulations Values and ethics The strengths perspective in social work practice Evidence-based practice and improving the scientific base for social work practice Contemporary issues in social work With a wealth of insider insights into and guidance on the profession of social work, this book is essential reading to prepare for a career in this field.

The Profession of Social Work: Guided by History, Led by Evidence

An expert introduction to the foundations of the social work profession—from its historical roots to its evolution in an era of evidence-based practice The Profession of Social Work provides a broad overview of the history, scope, values, ethics, and organizational framework of the social work profession. Exploring professional ethics and human rights, evidence-based practice and practice-guided research, as well as emerging trends and issues, this important book presents topics of critical importance to anyone considering a career in social work. Each chapter in the text offers an array of pedagogical features, including Key Terms, Review Questions for Critical Thinking, and Online Resources. Ideal for introductory courses for both undergraduate and graduate students, The Profession of Social Work features coverage closely aligned with social work accreditation standards (EPAS) and includes chapters authored by established scholars on topics including: Social work history Social work education Professional credentialing and regulations Values and ethics The strengths perspective in social work practice Evidence-based practice and improving the scientific base for social work practice Contemporary issues in social work With a wealth of insider insights into and guidance on the profession of social work, this book is essential reading to prepare for a career in this field.

Profession und Selbstverwaltung: Die Legitimationspolitik von Wirtschafts- und Berufskammern (Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie)

Katharina van Elten untersucht in ihrer vergleichenden Analyse, wie Professionsidentitäten die Unterstützung der in die Kritik geratenen Kammern beeinflussen. Die Autorin zeigt, warum Professionsvorstellungen und soziale Vergemeinschaftung für die Legitimität von Berufs- und Wirtschaftskammern ausschlaggebend sind. Im Diskurs um die Legitimität der funktionalen Selbstverwaltung wird damit eine Binnenperspektive angeboten, welche die Handlungslogik der Mitglieder in den Blick nimmt und zeigt, dass Sinngebungsprozesse nicht nur von Dienstleistungslogiken, sondern durch Identitätsangebote bestimmt werden.

Professional Care for the Elderly Mentally Ill

Services to older people with mental health problems have gone through radical change in recent years. Legislation has had a profound effect by dictating how care to older people is delivered both within hospital and within the community. The recent government agenda emphasizes cost effectiveness, value for money and accountability. This, too, is an important driving force in re-evaluat­ ing the service, although not everyone would agree with many of the proposed strategies and there are clearly different views as to the appropriateness of many of the services. One thing is certain, however - the move towards interdiscipli­ nary working is here to stay. Not all change has been led by legislation, and many innovations have been founded in the day-to-day practices in the care of older people with mental health problems. A service, of course, does not become integrated merely by imposing joint­ working on a number of professionally based disciplines, and in many ways this may not be desirable. At its worst it produces duplication, where people from different background are all doing the same job. This is not the intention of joint-working, instead it should attempt to improve the quality of service by a rich mix of skills and experience from a number of related disciplines.

Professional Communication: Consultancy, Advocacy, Activism (Communicating in Professions and Organizations)

This edited book presents contemporary empirical research investigating the use of language in professional settings, drawing on the contributions of a set of internationally-renowned authors. The book takes a critical approach to understanding professional communication in a range of fields and global contexts. Split into three parts, covering Business and Organisations, Healthcare, and Politics and Institutions, the contributors explore how and why academics engage in workplace research which takes the form of 'consultancy', 'advocacy' and 'activism'. In light of an ever-changing, ever-demanding global landscape, this volume offers new theoretical and methodological ways of conducting professional communication research with real-world impact. It will be of interest to linguistics and communication researchers and practitioners, particularly those working in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, business communication, health communication, political communication, language and the law and organisational studies.

Professional Communities and the Work of High School Teaching

American high schools have never been under more pressure to reform: student populations are more diverse than ever, resources are limited, and teachers are expected to teach to high standards for all students. While many reformers look for change at the state or district level, the authors here argue that the most local contexts—schools, departments, and communities—matter the most to how well teachers perform in the classroom and how satisfied they are professionally. Their findings—based on one of the most extensive research projects ever done on secondary teaching—show that departmental cultures play a crucial role in classroom settings and expectations. In the same school, for example, social studies teachers described their students as "apathetic and unwilling to work," while English teachers described the same students as "bright, interesting, and energetic." With wide-ranging implications for educational practice and policy, this unprecedented look into teacher communities is essential reading for educators, administrators, and all those concerned with U. S. High Schools.

Professional Decision Making in Social Work

Many social workers face daily pressure to make sound decisions in very difficult circumstances, occasionally having to manage impossible expectations. Politicians and the media may spotlight care decisions where a tragedy or complaint occurs. In this complex arena of conflicting demands and considerations - from the public, the client, the family, the organisation - the professional needs a robust and yet flexible framework to inform practice decisions. This book is written to help social work practitioners and students make professional decisions with clients; from exercising statutory powers and duties to protect children from abuse, to making decisions about risk.

Professional Development and Institutional Needs (Monitoring Change in Education)

The tension between institutional needs and those of the individual has rarely been higher. Increasing demands on institutions to deliver set targets and value for money whilst adhering to set expectations and external constraints has led to an erosion of the notion of staff development. This book looks at how the conflict between the two outlooks emerges and what can be done to overcome it. Based on empirical evidence, the authors reveal what is happening in a range of institutions and explore the tensions between the personal needs of the individual and the demands of managers. They examine the reasons behind the conflict and discuss what measures can be taken to overcome it. The book will provide a central text on an important but relatively neglected subject of interest to all engaged in the profession.

Professional Development and Institutional Needs (Monitoring Change in Education)

The tension between institutional needs and those of the individual has rarely been higher. Increasing demands on institutions to deliver set targets and value for money whilst adhering to set expectations and external constraints has led to an erosion of the notion of staff development. This book looks at how the conflict between the two outlooks emerges and what can be done to overcome it. Based on empirical evidence, the authors reveal what is happening in a range of institutions and explore the tensions between the personal needs of the individual and the demands of managers. They examine the reasons behind the conflict and discuss what measures can be taken to overcome it. The book will provide a central text on an important but relatively neglected subject of interest to all engaged in the profession.

Professional Discourses, Gender and Identity in Women's Media

This book examines the professional discourses produced in women’s media in Malaysia and the subject positions that they make available for career women. Drawing on feminist critical discourse analysis, critical stylistics and feminist conversation analysis, it identifies a range of gendered discourses around employment and motherhood that are underpinned by postfeminism and neoliberal feminism. Through close linguistic analysis of magazine and newspaper articles and radio talk, the study reveals that these discourses substitute balance, individual success, self-transformation and positive feelings for structural change, and entrench the very issues hindering gender workplace equality. Chapters discuss topics such as sexism, work-family balance, extensive and intensive mothering, breadwinning, gender stereotypes, beauty work, ‘synthetic sisterhood’, media practices and gender equality policies. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of language and gender, discourse analysis, and media, communication and cultural studies as well as policy-makers, media practitioners and feminist activists.