Whats Best Next, Matt Perman
Whats Best Next, Matt Perman
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What's Best Next
How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done

Author: Matt Perman, John Piper

Narrator: Matt Perman

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 09/16/2014


Synopsis

By anchoring your understanding of productivity in God's plan, What's Best Next gives you a practical approach for increasing your effectiveness in everything you do.There are a lot of myths about productivity--what it means to get things done and how to accomplish work that really matters. In our current era of innovation and information overload, it may feel harder than ever to understand the meaning of work or to have a sense of vocation or calling.So how do you get more of the right things done without confusing mere activity for actual productivity?Matt Perman has spent his career helping people learn how to do work in a gospel-centered and effective way. What's Best Next explains his approach to unlocking productivity and fulfillment in work by showing how faith relates to work, even in our everyday grind.What's Best Next is packed with biblical and theological insight and practical counsel that you can put into practice today, such as:How to create a mission statement for your life that's actually practicable.How to delegate to people in a way that really empowers them.How to overcome time killers like procrastination, interruptions, and multitasking by turning them around and making them work for you.How to process workflow efficiently and get your email inbox to zero every day.How to have peace of mind without needing to have everything under control.How generosity is actually the key to unlocking productivity.This expanded edition includes:a new chapter on productivity in a fallen worlda new appendix on being more productive with work that requires creative thinking.Productivity isn't just about getting more things done. It's about getting the right things done--the things that count, make a difference, and move the world forward. You can learn how to do work that matters and how to do it well.

About Matt Perman

Matt Perman is the director of career development at The King’s College NYC and cofounder of What’s Best Next, an organization that helps empower Christians to be more productive in all areas of life, and to do so in a way that is God-centered and gospel-driven. Previously, he served as director of marketing at Made to Flourish and was director of strategy at Desiring God for thirteen years. He is the author of What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done (Zondervan, 2014). Matt has an MDiv in biblical and theological studies from Southern Seminary and a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute. Matt is a frequent speaker on the topics of leadership and productivity from a God-centered perspective and also consults with businesses and nonprofits, focusing on startups devoted to solving large global problems. He blogs at www.whatsbestnext.com.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on February 26, 2014

I'm biased--I wrote it!......more

Goodreads review by Graham on December 22, 2014

This book is full of valuable theological insights, selective adaption and sometimes adoption of secular writing on productivity, a plethora of practical points, and gospel motivated good works. But a few things need to be said, justifying my rating. Firstly, and quite ironically, for a book on effec......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on September 30, 2022

I've read some great Christian devotional books lately thanks to finding a treasure trove of them at a yard sale in my area, but this one is a step above the others. I recommend it to everyone who considers himself or herself a follower of the Way.......more

Goodreads review by Zack on July 22, 2018

Matt Perman has presented to us a truly excellent book in which he accomplishes two things. First, he presents a compelling Theology of Productivity. The presentation on this point is quite at home with the core emphases of Desiring God Ministries: God’s majesty; God’s sovereignty; John Piper’s so-c......more

Goodreads review by Tim on February 03, 2018

At the risk of being dramatic, What’s Best Next has changed the way that I prioritize, organize, think, and live. Perman points out that productivity is not, chiefly, about getting more things done, but about getting the right things done. He explores the theology of vocation in the relationship bet......more