# Work Clean

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- Book: [Work Clean](https://www.bookquiver.com/dan-charnas/work-clean) ([Work Clean.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/dan-charnas/work-clean.md))
- Authors: [Dan Charnas](https://www.bookquiver.com/dan-charnas)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4120-038-4
- Published: 2016-05-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Night after night, chefs and their crews are able to multitask and produce in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. In Work Clean , Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place - 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' -- and demonstrates how they can be used to boost productivity in all aspects of life.