Hyperfocus: How to Work Less and Achieve More

ISBN-13: 9781509866137 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str.

Chris Bailey

Opis

The life hack that you've been waiting for - to work less in order to increase your productivity.

'Attention-grabbing . . . Chris Bailey offers actionable, data-driven insights for sharpening your focus - and finding the right moments to blur it' Adam Grant, bestselling author of OriginalsHyperfocus by Chris bailey is a practical guide to managing your attention - the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life.In Hyperfocus, you will learn:- How working fewer hours can increase our productivity- How we get more done by making our work harder, not easier- How we do our best creative work when we're the most tiredOur attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today and we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little.In Hyperfocus,Chris Bailey provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention. He reveals how the brain switches between two mental modes - hyperfocus, our deep concentration mode, and scatterfocus, our creative, reflective mode - and how the surest path to being our most creative and efficient selves at work is to combine them both.'The best productivity plans call for strategy, not just hacks or tactics - and Hyperfocus gives you strategy in spades. When you read this book, get ready to do your most important work!' Chris Guillebeau

Recenzje

An engaging book . . . Bailey teaches how to re-examine your tasks, determine your priorities and minimize interruptions. The New York Times

O autorze

Chris Bailey ran a year-long productivity project where he conducted intensive research, as well as dozens of productivity experiments on himself, to discover how to become as productive as possible. He has written hundreds of articles on the subject and has garnered coverage in the media as diverse as the New York Times, Huffington Post, New York magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fast Company and Lifehacker. The author of The Productivity Project, Chris lives in Ottawa, Ontario, in Canada.