time management for system administrators
System Administrators are one group of people who never seem to have enough time. This is mostly a result from the haphazard schedule we have -- one day the office can be totally quiet and the next as noisy as a broken computer fan. Because of that, most time management skills go right out the window. Luckily, Time Management for System Administrators does a pretty good job filling in the missing lessons.
The first thing I noticed about this book is that it's very easy to read. Pages and pages of theory and definitions of what time and management are simply do not exist. Instead, Thomas gives brief statements backed with examples and practice -- just what System Administrators like.
Secondly, this book will not teach you how to format a piece of graph paper to chart your lists or how to organize your desk for maximum performance. Screw that. You save the company every day by stopping pesky foreign hackers out to rule the world. Someone telling you how to make a pile of paper is a slap in the face. Instead, you'll learn about topics like interruptions, automation, and routines.
Mr. Limoncelli also goes over his own personal Time Management System he calls The Cycle. It's a nice system to learn off of and possibly base your own on. My personal opinion is that time management systems are not compatible from person to person -- and if you're unable to create your own, you're in more trouble than you think.
This book is worth a read. Time is a wonderful thing if it's used correctly and the concepts Mr. Limoncelli covers will definitely help you achieve that. I give it a 9/10.
