
I read this several times when young. It also explores, in the light of history, concepts of hope versus fear, freedom of choice, the dynamic versus the static, the moral versus the material, control versus creativity & voluntary co-operation that proved to be a dynamo of prosperity.The writing style is accessible and abs
- Title : The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
- Author : Chris Bailey
- Rating : 4.63 (409 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-8-11
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 304 Pages
- Asin : 1101904038
- Language : English
I read this several times when young. It also explores, in the light of history, concepts of hope versus fear, freedom of choice, the dynamic versus the static, the moral versus the material, control versus creativity & voluntary co-operation that proved to be a dynamo of prosperity.The writing style is accessible and absorbing; interesting quotes by people like Thomas Paine, Fredric Bastiat and Isabel Paterson enhance the text. I did lose my way several times, getting overwhelmed by multiple references to numerous characters and stories within Balzac's Human Comedy: was La Tonsard in The Peasantry? Mme Rigou, who's cooking represents Balzac's ideal, appears but where? And wait, isn't A Sentimental Education by Flaubert? Yes, of course, pay attention or you'll lose your way. Janowitz provides a good resource with this book, which provides an overview of possible conditions that affect the lower intestinal tract. Muhlstein combines her astute observations into Balzac's characters with Balzac's keen insights into human behaviors centered around the table.Entirely erudite, Muhlstein haAmong 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. 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. Among the counterintuitive insights Chris Bailey will teach you:
· slowing down to work more deliberately;
· shrinking or eliminating the unimportant;
· the rule of three;
· striRead it, and you’ll not only get more done, you’ll feel better about it too."— Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It"So often we get stuck just doing what we have always done, even if it's not really working. And, the truth is, it will, in just a few days. He wants you to live a better life. "Chris Bailey has tackled the daunting task of personally experimenting with any and every technique you can imagine that could positively affect your productivity. This book is a two-hour ticket to not only becoming more productive, but becoming genuinely happier." —Neil Pasricha, author of The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. This book helps you cut through all the productivity advice out there to find andTo date, he has written hundreds of articles on the subject, and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Huffington Post, New York magazine, TED, Fast Company, and Lifehacker.


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