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About Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey is a productivity expert, and the bestselling author of two books about productivity: Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project. Chris writes about productivity at Alifeofproductivity.com, and speaks to organizations around the globe on how they can become more productive, without hating the process.

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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction

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Hyperfocus: hoe je productiever en creatiever wordt in een wereld vol afleiding (Dutch Edition)

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Hyperfocus: How to Manage Your Attention in a World of Distraction Aug 28, 2018

by Chris Bailey

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A practical guide to managing your attention--the most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful life

Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains struggle to multitask. Despite this, we feel compelled to do so anyway while we fill each moment of our lives to the brim with mindless distraction. Hyperfocus provides profound insights into how you can best take charge of your attention to achieve a greater sense of purpose and productivity throughout the day.

The most recent neuroscientific research reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention effectively: a focused mode (hyperfocus), which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode (scatterfocus), which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps you access each of the two mental modes so you can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately every day. Chris Bailey examines such topics such as:

  •  identifying and dealing with the four key types of distraction and interruption;
  •  establishing a clear physical and mental environment in which to work;
  •  controlling motivation and working fewer hours to become more productive;
  •  taking time-outs with intention;
  •  multitasking strategically; and
  •  learning when to pay attention and when to let your mind wander wherever it wants to.

By transforming how you think about your attention, Hyperfocus reveals that the more effectively you learn to take charge of it, the better you'll be able to manage every aspect of your life.

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The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy Jan 5, 2016

by Chris Bailey

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A fresh, personal, and entertaining exploration of a topic that concerns all of us: how to be more productive at work and in every facet of our lives.

Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream—to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. After obtaining his business degree, he created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself, where he also continued his research and interviews with some of the world’s foremost experts, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen. Among the experiments that he tackled: Bailey went several weeks with getting by on little to no sleep; he cut out caffeine and sugar; he lived in total isolation for 10 days; he used his smartphone for just an hour a day for three months; he gained ten pounds of muscle mass; he stretched his work week to 90 hours; a late riser, he got up at 5:30 every morning for three months—all the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work.

The Productivity Project—and the lessons Chris learned—are the result of that year-long journey. Among the counterintuitive insights Chris Bailey will teach you:
·         slowing down to work more deliberately;
·         shrinking or eliminating the unimportant;
·         the rule of three;
·         striving for imperfection;
·         scheduling less time for important tasks;
·         the 20 second rule to distract yourself from the inevitable distractions;
·         and the concept of productive procrastination.
In an eye-opening and thoroughly engaging read, Bailey offers a treasure trove of insights and over 25 best practices that will help you accomplish more.

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Hyperfocus: Wie man weniger arbeitet und mehr erreicht (German Edition) Mar 18, 2019

by Chris Bailey

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Immer mehr Menschen fühlen sich überfordert von immer mehr To-dos und immer weniger Zeit. In der Konsequenz wird es immer schwieriger, sich darauf zu konzentrieren, Aufgaben zufriedenstellend und effizient zu einem Ende zu bringen.
In seinem Buch liefert Chris Bailey einen praktischen Weg, um Aufmerksamkeit gezielt zu bündeln. Er zeigt, wie man sich eine produktivere Umgebung schafft und wie man lernt, Prioritäten richtig zu setzen. Die Kunst dabei ist es, sich im richtigen Moment zu fokussieren oder aber, wenn es nötig ist, den Geist schweifen zu lassen. Richtig umgesetzt, schafft man so seine Vorhaben – und vieles mehr!

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