Focus and Productivity

The books, in order

1. 1

   Productivity and Focus · 16 min

   The ONE Thing

   Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

   For the authors, the right question isn't what's left to do, but what, if done, makes everything else easier or even unnecessary.

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2. 2

   Productivity and Focus · 13 min

   Hyperfocus

   Chris Bailey

   Every time you switch tasks, part of your attention stays behind, which is why a quick interruption usually costs far more than the time it takes.

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3. 3

   Productivity and Focus · 16 min

   Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

   Cal Newport

   For any serious project, two hours of total attention are worth more than a whole day sliced up between messages, email, and meetings.

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4. 4

   Productivity and Focus · 15 min

   Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

   Greg McKeown

   If you don't decide what your priorities are, you end up living the schedule other people chose for you.

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5. 5

   Productivity and Focus · 15 min

   The Focus Factor

   Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Les Hewitt

   A small habit repeated every week decides your results more than any Monday-morning motivation.

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6. 6

   Productivity and Focus · 17 min

   Digital Minimalism

   Cal Newport

   A free app doesn't make money when you use it well and stop: it makes money when you stay inside it as long as possible.

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7. 7

   Productivity and Focus · 17 min

   The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

   Atul Gawande

   People who know how to do something by heart are still vulnerable to forgetting an obvious step when they are under pressure, tired, or in a hurry.

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8. 8

   Productivity and Focus · 15 min

   Getting Things Done

   David Allen

   A well-organized to-do list doesn't shrink how much you've agreed to do, it just makes that amount more visible.

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9. 9

   Productivity and Focus · 15 min

   Smarter Faster Better

   Charles Duhigg

   Mentally rehearsing what could go wrong before you act keeps information overload from freezing your decision at the critical moment.

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10. 10

    Productivity and Focus · 15 min

    When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

    Daniel Pink

    The time you pick to do a task weighs as much on the result as the effort you put into it.

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