Busyness and Productivity Set

“DeYoung is a smart guy, and he offers a refreshing (and refreshingly short) take on the plague of modern American life: the too-long to-do list and the overscheduled calendar that produce the frazzled response busy to the innocent question How are you? DeYoung doesnt offer time management but rather theology. God wants you to use your talents, but God is not nearly as big on the idolatry of self-importance that often motivates overcommitment. Some of this could well have been said in a sermon, which would have been even shorter. But DeYoung is clever (If Jesus were alive today, hed get more emails than any of us.), his analysis is well-organized, and he brings theological thinking without moralizing. If you are someone who checks your email before going to bed and as soon as you wake up, DeYoung has your number, and this is your book.”

“Kevin DeYoung goes after our busyness with all the best of Reformed theology: we don't need to manage our busyness better, we have a busy heart, seeking approval from others. The problem isn't too much to do, but a heart out of tune with God's calling, forgetting its limitations, seduced by the siren calls of 'the perfect family' or 'the successful career.' In a world where speed and accomplishment is everything, DeYoung calls us to return to the rhythms of a Sabbath rest.”

You will find in these pages a unique and remarkable combination of theological insight, biblical instruction, and practical counsel that will change the world if put into practice. I cannot recommend it more highly.

A refreshing, lively, remarkably insightful, deeply God-centered approach to productivity. Everyone from any walk of life who reads this book will be helped and encouraged by it.

This book is the fruit of experience as well as insight drawn from Scripture and common sensewithout doing injustice to either. There is a lot of wisdom here.

This amazing volume offers a wealth of practical, real-world productivity solutions, all framed within the context of the gospel. Matt provides the know-how and the know-who we need to be faithful stewards over the gifts we have been given.

“This book is simply extraordinary. I doubt there is a person on the planet who knows both theological issues and time-management literature to the depth and extent Matt Perman does.