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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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Blog postOn this episode, we chat about the best sources of caffeine—the ones that provide the longest lasting energy. Topics covered include:
How caffeine produces a stress response; How our body adjusts to our caffeine “baseline”; The countless sources of caffeine that are out there; The magic of L-theanine; Avoiding the post-lunch caffeine crash You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!
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Blog postTakeaway: If you’re feeling lost, it may be a sign you’re operating without a roadmap. To help, get resourceful, ask for guidance, and overcome the obstacles in front of you.But be aware of self-doubt, which can cloud the path ahead. Through it all, remember: you’re probably not as lost as you think you are. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 2s.
A little over nine years ago, I declined a few full-time job offers to devote a year to researching and experimenting with productivity adv1 week ago Read more -
Blog postOn this episode, we chat about work breaks—including how long they should be, how often to take them, and what to do during them! Topics covered include:
The two “levels” of work breaks How our energy fluctuates in 90-minute rhythms How our productivity and creativity fluctuate all day long How alcohol and sleepiness affect creativity How long we should break for to optimize our energy levels What to do during your breaks How to avoid unintentional work breaks Links mentioned in this2 weeks ago Read more -
Blog postTakeaway: We’re productive when we accomplish what we intend to do. By knowing what you value and keeping these values in mind as you go through life and work, you can live in a way that’s more true to what you value—and your actions become more meaningful over time. Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 40s.
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, here’s a question: What drives you to consume productivity advice in the first place?
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Blog postOn this episode, we chat about motivation, and how to find more of it. Topics covered include:
The different theories of motivation Approach vs. avoidance-based motivation The need for achievement, and incentives for success Keeping a “resistance list” Discovering the opposite of procrastination Finding motivation through what we value Links mentioned in this episode:
Finish, by Jon Acuff Self-determination theory (Wikipedia overview) Article: There are just 10 basic values Yo1 month ago Read more -
Blog postTakeaway: There are 10 categories or types of basic values. Those values, along with some curious findings from the research—about what values are, what values we share, and how our individual values differ—are below. I’ve bolded the main ideas in case you want to skim! Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 42s.
Personal values are often written about but, as I recently realized while exploring some of the research, they’re also poorly understood.
What are values, even? As one t1 month ago Read more -
Blog postOn this episode, we review a couple of pieces of productivity tech that we’ve recently been trying out: the Timeular time tracker and the reMarkable 2 paper tablet.
I’ll also have a review of the reMarkable up on the website in the coming weeks!
Hope you enjoy the conversation—we loved both of the devices in different ways, even if they’re not for everyone.
You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!
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Blog postTakeaway: We can be busy both in the moment and overall. The key is to minimize how busy we are in any one moment while also taking on valuable and meaningful sources of busyness the rest of the time.
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Busyness gets a bad rap in productivity circles, and often for good reason. When someone declares that they’re “so busy,” they sometimes do so to project an air of importance. Busyness is proof that the world needs and depends on you—or at2 months ago Read more -
Blog postOn this episode, we dig deep into the power of time blocking. Topics covered include:
What “time blocking” is; The “working spheres” we occupy; The importance of time blocking when you have a lot of work; Why we should time block; How time blocking helps us work with greater intention; How we time block time off; How strict to be with time blocking; The confidence and calm time blocking can give you; How to learn how long things take; Managing your time blocks after you schedule them!2 months ago Read more -
Blog postTakeaway: The tasks you’re putting off might not be fun enough. Below are a few ideas for how to make your work more enjoyable. Estimated Reading Time : 2 minutes, 16s.
Here’s a truth about procrastination: you do less of it when your work is enjoyable. As I’ve written about(and chatted about on the podcast), seven attributes make us more likely to procrastinate on a task:
Boring (e.g., doing our taxes); Frustrating (e.g., learning a challenging new skill); Difficult (e.g., sol2 months ago Read more
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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:
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.
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.
"Hyperfocus", una guía práctica para manejar tu atención: el recurso más poderoso que tienes para hacer las cosas, ser más creativo y vivir una vida con sentido
Nuestra atención nunca ha estado tan sobrecargada como lo está en la actualidad. Nuestros cerebros se esfuerzan para realizar múltiples tareas a la vez , mientras ocupamos cada momento de nuestras vidas hasta el límite con distracciones sin sentido.
Las investigaciones neurocientíficas más recientes revelan que nuestro cerebro tiene dos poderosos modos de actuar cuando usamos nuestra atención de manera efectiva: un modo enfocado (hyperfocus), que es la base para ser altamente productivos, y un modo creativo (scatterfocus), que nos permite conectar ideas de forma novedosa.
A través de la lectura de este libro, conseguirás identificar y tratar con los cuatro tipos clave de distracción e interrupción; establecerás un entorno físico y mental claro en el cual trabajar; controlarás la motivación y trabajarás menos horas para ser más productivo; sabrás hacer pausas intencionadamente y aprenderás cuándo prestar atención y cuándo conviene dejar que tu mente divague.
Reseñas:
"Hyperfocus hace un trabajo admirable desentrañando las realidades, los obstáculos y las mejores prácticas para administrar el mundo sutil pero siempre presente de nuestra atención consciente. Todos podemos mejorar en cómo, en cuándo y en qué nos enfocamos. Se trata de un informe extraordinario y revelador basado en la investigación, cuya información nos ayudará a lograr una mayor satisfacción en nuestras vidas. Bravo, Chris."
—DAVID ALLEN, autor de Organízate con eficacia
"Ser más productivo no significa administrar el tiempo; significa centrar la atención. Te diría más sobre eso, pero perdí el hilo de mis pensamientos. Afortunadamente, este atractivo libro está aquí para ayudarnos. Chris Bailey ofrece información práctica basada en datos para agudizar tu enfoque, así como para encontrar los momentos adecuados para dispersarlo."
—ADAM GRANT, autor de Originales y Dar y Recibir; coautor de Opción B con Sheryl Sandberg
"Los mejores planes de productividad requieren estrategia, y no solamente trucos o tácticas. Hyperfocus te proporciona una gran cantidad de estrategias. Cuando leas este libro, ¡prepárate para hacer tu trabajo más importante!"
—CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, autor de The $100 Startup, The Art of Non-Conformity y The Happiness of Pursuit
"Leí Hyperfocus en mi teléfono… ¡pero este libro me atrapó de tal modo que dejé de revisar el correo electrónico por completo! Recomiendo encarecidamente leer este libro a cualquiera que desee centrarse en lo realmente importante en un mundo repleto de distracciones."
—LAURA VANDERKAM, autora de Qué hace la gente exitosa antes del desayuno y 168 Hours
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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!
Nach seinem Wirtschaftsstudium dokumentierte Chris Bailey in einem Blog, wie er ein Jahr lang eine Reihe von Produktivitätsexperimenten an sich selbst durchführte. Zu den Tricks, Hacks und Methoden, die er ausprobierte, gehörten: jeden Tag eine Siesta halten, auf Koffein und Zucker verzichten, wenig bis gar nicht schlafen, zehn Tage lang in Isolation leben, sein Smartphone nur eine Stunde am Tag benutzen, ein totaler Schlamper werden, jeden Morgen um 5:30 Uhr aufstehen. Gleichzeitig dokumentierte er die Auswirkungen seiner Experimente auf die Qualität und Quantität seiner Arbeit. Mission Produktivität ist das Ergebnis dieser einjährigen Unternehmung.
Einige der vielen, ungewöhnlichen Erkenntnisse, die Chris Bailey euch vermitteln wird: Langsamer machen, um mit mehr Bedacht zu arbeiten Das Unwichtige eindampfen oder ganz eliminieren Nach Unvollkommenheit streben Weniger Zeit für wichtige Aufgaben ansetzen Sich von Ablenkungen ablenken Das Konzept der produktiven Prokrastination.
In diesem aufschlussreichen und durch und durch fesselnden Buch bietet Bailey eine Fundgrube von mehr als 25 Best Practices, die euch dabei helfen werden, sowohl bei der Arbeit als auch zu Hause mehr zu erreichen und noch fantastischer zu werden.