| Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload |  | Author: Mark Hurst
Publisher: Good Experience Press
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0979368103
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
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Publication Date: June 15, 2007
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Bit Literacy is essential reading for anyone who has experienced "digital overload": the daily flood of e-mail, multiple todo lists, a cluttered desktop, documents in various file formats, and the constant distraction of cell phones and other devices. More than a quick fix or another "how-to" guide, this book offers an entirely new way of attaining productivity that users at any level of expertise can put into action right away. This is "bit literacy," a method for working more productively in the digital age, with less stress. Mark Hurst - who has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his Good Experience e-mail newsletter, Uncle Mark technology guides, thisisbroken.com, and other websites - has revealed the way to survive, and thrive, in the digital age: "Let the bits go."
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 Best book on email & todo's August 31, 2010
Seth Kahan (Washington, D.C.)
I have been looking at every major ToDo app and guide I can get my hands on including the traditional favorites, Covey, GTD, etc. None has helped me as much as Bit Literacy. Concise, clear, elegant. The two chapters on Email and Todos are easily worth the cost of the entire book. Lucid and compelling, easy to implement immediately upon reading. Both my wife and I have adopted immediately and gotten excellent results as a consequence. Thank you, Mark!!!
important reading August 2, 2010
pippa
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is well written, guiding the reader easily through explanations of how to manage one's bit-filled life. An important concept I learned through the book is that bits are cheap. Cheap and easy. Therefore they are in abundance. What's not in abundance is our time, and so this book teaches easy, practical steps that all of us can take to rein in the overflow; how to (not) tag one's pictures, how to sort through and delete one's email, how to name one's files for easy-access. This, combined with David Allen's GTD, has changed the way I work, and therefore, the way I live.
 extremely underwhelmed and want my money back July 21, 2010
Arkadiy Birger (New York)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
THis is is probably aimed at someone who is brand new to computer technology of 21st century and even then offers very narrow and simplistic, and specific "recepies".
Some of the practices are questionably arbitrary, but are proposed with a certain air of authority and weight thrown around hiding behind the ambigious "bit literacy" label.
I think it is an extremely poor solution to offer millions (if not hundred of millions) of users of corporate technology to move away from Outlook (as the only available, and fully controlled environment) and rely on a online todo list which Mr. Hurst proposes, not even to mention that he is blatantly advertises his own, rather simplistic and limited software as THE solution.
Same applies to most other chapters.
The "two minute" rule is not even credited its proper (if I am not mistaken) origin in GTD and file naming conventions are questionable at best.
Overall, if you are brand new to computer and have just come out of a cave, buy this book, but for the rest of us, you will be better served by free blog posts on the internet, as the amount of useful information in this HARDCOVER is miniscule and can be sufficiently summarized in 3-5 page pamphlet.
 Simple, basic, profound March 23, 2010
Andrew Burden (Overland Park, KS USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book in a quest to effectively unplug from my digital connectedness once a week. As I explored the idea of a "digital Sabbath," my interest was piqued at the mention of such rarities as an empty email inbox. I also loved the prospect of a quick, simple, yet powerful todo list. I achieved both within a few days of starting the book. Consequently I am now able to completely go without email, texts, internet, and all other forms of digital connection for a full day each week. I can let go of the technology because I've learned to let the digital information (bits) go. I go to bed every night with the empowering feeling that for that day, I am done.
After the first couple of chapters, laying the foundation for his framework of bit literacy, Hurst then shifts to helping digital immigrants understand the basics of digital storage and organization. He takes somewhat of an anti-"techie" tone, poo-pooing those of us who love playing with our gadgets. For us, most of the rest of the book is too rudimentary to be helpful.
A note - in the section on managing a bit-literate todo list, Hurst strongly promotes his own product, [...]. There is a limited free version available for trial, but I ultimately chose to subscribe to the service because of its robust email support. I can BCC an email to any day of the year, setting a reminder to followup. I have found it extremely helpful and so far, worth the additional $3/month.
The Best I Have Ever Come Across--and It Wasn't the FIrst! September 16, 2009
Patricia A. Romboletti (Playa Del Rey, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mark's book took care of two big issues for me almost instantly. I have read many books on managing emails, information, getting organized, etc. and this is hands down the best!
I am passionate about productivity and like many, I was frustrated by two big issues: 1. Keeping up with the 100's of emails that I get daily. 2. Creating a centralized "to do" list so that nothing falls between the cracks.
The day after the book arrived, I was on a flight across the country. I brought the book with me and started to read it before my flight and during taxi and take-off. I read enough in that short amount of time to be able to get into action. Once airborne, I logged onto the WiFi signed up for a subscription to Gootodo.com (short for Good Experience TO Do List) and with that fabulous tool in my tool chest, I proceeded to get my inbox to zero!
More important, with the Gootodo.com system, I now have a way to ensure that it will stay that way. I simply forwarded any item that needed further action (a call, a formal response, etc.)to Gootodo.com and it was added to my TO-do list on the specific day that I knew I would have time to deal with it. And, I can use Gootodo.com to add anything to my TO Do list either by sending an email or by logging on and entering it manually. The system is elegant--you have to try it to see what I mean.
The book is amazingly logical, simple to follow and worth it's weight in gold if you want to efficiently and effectively manage the bits in your life. Mark give numerous specific examples to illustrate his techniques---he has made it so easy--I predict that like me---it will transform your digital life in hours!
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