Work Clean: The Life-Changing Power of Mise-En-Place to Organize Your Life, Work and Mind
May 2016 · Penguin UK
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Night after night, chefs and their crews multitask in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. Have you ever wondered how they do it?
In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place ('putting in place' to you and me) - the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline.
Through interviews with top chefs working in professional kitchens all over the world, culinary students, line cooks and restaurant employees, Charnas reveals the ten major principles of mise-en-place, including: 'Arranging spaces', 'Finishing actions' and 'Slowing Down to Speed Up'.
Demonstrating how to put the method into practice, Work Clean is your guide to boosting productivity in all aspects of life.
In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place ('putting in place' to you and me) - the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline.
Through interviews with top chefs working in professional kitchens all over the world, culinary students, line cooks and restaurant employees, Charnas reveals the ten major principles of mise-en-place, including: 'Arranging spaces', 'Finishing actions' and 'Slowing Down to Speed Up'.
Demonstrating how to put the method into practice, Work Clean is your guide to boosting productivity in all aspects of life.
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3.7
6 reviews
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May 20, 2018
I found this a very interesting read. Personally, I'm not sure the metaphor
of a kitchen completely translates to other work environments. There is
definitely something quite Zen about the simplicity and flow of food
preparation though that I did find very thought provoking. I've read GTD
and a multitude of other productivity books and I found this book
reinforced some of the basic rules I've come to understand around having
good processes and habits. Overall, I'm now in awe of people who cook for a
living.
About the author
Dan Charnas is an award-winning journalist and author of The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. He has also worked at media, marketing and tech executive for companies including Warner Bros and Sony and as a producer for MTV, VH1 and FitTV. He is currently an associate arts professor of writing, history and emergent media at the Tisch School of the Arts and New York University.
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