Productivity is Power: 5 Liberating Practices for College Students

For every college student who wants to be able to work easily, joyfully, and at full capacity on their schoolwork and other important projects. This wise and timely book shows the way. Today's college students face tougher challenges than previous generations, including increased competition, an historically tight post-college job market, and 24 hour/7 day a week social media distractions. Productivity is Power can help! It offers a 21st century analysis of the causes of underproductivity, including procrastination, perfectionism, and unmanaged time. Author Hillary Rettig shows how these barriers can disempower and derail even the most dedicated student. Then she offers unique solutions that really work, including Nonperfectionist Timed Work Intervals, QuickDrafts, Microintervals, "Dialoguing with Your Inner Perfectionist," and Values-Based Time Management. Productivity is Power also offers solutions for BIPOC students, queer students, first generation college students, and others from non-traditional backgrounds or with nontraditional approaches to learning. Productivity is Power will help every student improve their performance in a healthy, humane, and sustainable way. And it will help the millions of concerned parents and teachers out there who wish to better support their student. Timed Work Intervals, Randomization, "Dialoguing with the Critic," and other solutions to perfectionism. The Joyful Dance, a highly effective work method founded on principles of personal empowerment and compassionate objectivity. Values-Based Time Management, which helps you achieve not just maximum empowerment and productivity in the short term, but maximum success and happiness over the course of your career. Many solutions for common writing and work problems including not finishing, not submitting, over-researching, constantly starting over, and avoidance (of difficult parts of the project). Also, for efficient decision-making both within and around projects. Solutions for coping with criticism, rejection, and perceived failures. And, Solutions for "digital distraction" and other 21st Century obstacles to work and success. ...all of which will help today's undergraduate not just succeed, but thrive. Don't procrastinate on achieving your full potential! Get Productivity is Power now for yourself, or for the student, teacher, counselor, advisor, coach, or parent in your life.