Counterproductive. Time management in the knowledge economy: by Melissa Gregg, Durham and London, Duke University Press, 2018, 216 pp., $24.95 (Paperback), Paper ISBN: 978-1-4780-0090-7.

Nonetheless, in her investigation, Gregg is not only engaging with the critical analysis of time management practices but also provides a discussion about possible approaches to post-work productivity. Through the investigation of early time management research in workplaces, Gregg provides an important historical background to understand productivity optimisation in modern workplaces. Gregg continues her discussion about individualised approaches to productivity in the following section in which she analyses time management techniques present in self-help books and productivity software applications. [Extracted from the article]