Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-28
Books mentioned on The Most Important Principles Of Productivity - Chris Bailey - #453
Chris Bailey is a productivity consultant, researcher and best selling author. The world of productivity is messy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hyperfocus
Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a practical guide to managing attention and optimizing productivity in an increasingly distracted world.
Discussed“So, you said earlier on, um, something that you bring up in Hyperfocus, which is that there is a trade-off our attention between thinking about future goals and our ability to focus.”
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Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done by David Allen is a foundational self-help and time-management manual designed to alleviate cognitive overload and streamline personal productivity.
Discussed“People that are listening will probably be familiar with Getting Things Done. Oh, have you Have you had David on the show? David's been on the show. Uh He's great. He's absolutely fantastic. He was the one that introduced me to a vertical bookcase. So he's got in his office He's got a vertical bookcase um which has a copy”
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a productivity and focus guide exploring how to master concentration in a distracted society.
Recommended“Cal Newport's Deep Work, and you know, seminal books, like awesome, really, really great books. Amazing books.”
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Productivity Project
“You've written two books, both on productivity. You may have written more. The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus.”
Own book Hyperfocus
“You've written two books, both on productivity. You may have written more. The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus.”
Own book Hyperfocus
“So, my books I I have saved the plug for the end of the show. Hyperfocus is the one that you've Intense name, but really just about acting more intentionally every day.”
Own book The Productivity Project
“Productivity Project is where the is my other book where I've pulled some of that procrastination some of those procrastination ideas from.”