The Productivity Project

Product Description 'A fun, interesting, and useful read!' David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things DoneNearly all of us want to be more productive, but finding the method that works for you among the hundreds and hundreds of different tips, tricks and hacks can be a daunting prospect. After graduating college, Chris Bailey decided to dedicate a whole year to doing just that - experimenting with as many of the techniques as he could, and finding the things that work. Among the experiments that he undertook are: going several weeks on little to no sleep; cutting out caffeine and sugar; taking a daily siesta; living in total isolation for 10 days; stretching his workweek to 90 hours; and getting up at 5:30 every morning, all the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work. The results were often surprising! This book is the result of Chris's year-long journey, distilling the lessons he learned into a few core truths about how we get things done (or, indeed, don't). Among the many counterintuitive insights Chris discovered that had the biggest impact on his productivity were striving for imperfection; scheduling less time for important tasks; the 20 second rule to distract yourself from distractions; and the concept of productive procrastination. In this accessible and fun guide, Chris Bailey offers over 30 tried-and-tested best practices that will help everyone to accomplish more - and become more awesome. Review Chris Bailey has tackled the daunting task of personally experimenting with any and every technique you can imagine that could positively affect your productivity. His dedication to the project and his intelligent conclusions, combined with his candor and articulateness, make this a fun, interesting, and useful read! -- David Allen, author of GETTING THINGS DONE Chris Bailey might be the most productive man you'd ever hope to meet., TED blog Here's a book that promises, in the title, to pay for itself. And, the truth is, it will, in just a few days. And you'll even enjoy the journey. -- Seth Godin, author of LINCHPIN Chris has written the ultimate guidebook for setting your life on fire. Read it, and you'll not only get more done, you'll feel better about it too. -- Laura Vanderkam, author of 168 HOURS So often we get stuck just doing what we have always done, even if it's not really working. This book helps you cut through all the productivity advice out there to find and test what really works for you. -- Shawn Achor, positive psychology researcher and New York Times bestselling author of THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE The Productivity Project is well-written, fun, practical and useful all at the same time. I loved this book. It's practical Buddhism at its best! -- Marshall Goldsmith, author of WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON'T GET YOU THERE Book Description For readers who made David Allen's Getting Things Done a perennial bestseller, a fresh and entertaining exploration of the best ways to accomplish more. From the Back Cover A FRESH, RELATABLE AND ENTERTAINING EXPLORATION OF A TOPIC THAT CONCERNS ALL OF US: HOW TO BEST MANAGE OUR TIME, ENERGY AND ATTENTIONAfter obtaining his business degree, Chris Bailey created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself. Among the tricks, hacks and methods that he tested out: taking a siesta every day; cutting out caffeine and sugar; going on little to no sleep; living in isolation for ten days; using his smartphone for just an hour a day; becoming a total slob; getting up at 5:30 every morning - all the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work.The Productivity Project is the result of that year-long journey. Here are some of the many counterintuitive insights Chris Bailey will teach you: · slowing down to work more deliberately· shrinking or eliminating the unimportant· striving for imperfection· scheduling less time for important ta