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stroberry's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Good book that somehow helped me to relax and fall asleep
mazerbeams's review against another edition
3.0
There were a few good points, but nothing I couldn't find on pinterest...kind of a waste of money in my opinion. (Especially since he has a whole blog about all of this. For free.)
mikeschouw's review against another edition
4.0
Book contains a lot of valuable insights into small ideas and tricks that can increase your productivity. Book is also written more lightly, with a more personal touch from the author, which makes the book easier to read as well.
Not all ideas in the book are original and unique when you have read other similar books before. However, the read is still valuable and you will definitely take away a few good principles from this book.
Not all ideas in the book are original and unique when you have read other similar books before. However, the read is still valuable and you will definitely take away a few good principles from this book.
psyckers's review against another edition
4.0
A good book as Chris charts how he experimented different theories to boost productivity.
It is an engaging book as each theory is thoroughly analyzed, deployed and what Chris found about each technique.
In many ways this is a unique productivity book, where it is not endorsing any single pathway, but explains each pathway in depth and see what the pros and cons of each one.
You are therefore free to pick out the pathways and techniques you think will work for you, as Chris explored the science of each one.
It is an engaging book as each theory is thoroughly analyzed, deployed and what Chris found about each technique.
In many ways this is a unique productivity book, where it is not endorsing any single pathway, but explains each pathway in depth and see what the pros and cons of each one.
You are therefore free to pick out the pathways and techniques you think will work for you, as Chris explored the science of each one.
yates9's review against another edition
5.0
Annoying at times and morally questionable (incentive of productivity is to outperform all other hunans) but actually packed with useful advice. I will be taking on a number of the suggestions...
theresahalvorsen's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this one and will put several of the ideas into practice.
I was a little frustrated by the emphasis on not being interrupted and protecting your time at all costs. I understand that it increases productivity, but it's not possible in my job, unfortunately.
But there were many great ideas about working with intent and putting down the social media devices I'm excited to try.
I was a little frustrated by the emphasis on not being interrupted and protecting your time at all costs. I understand that it increases productivity, but it's not possible in my job, unfortunately.
But there were many great ideas about working with intent and putting down the social media devices I'm excited to try.
kmirea's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.5
This book was fine! Nothing ground breaking but still relatively entertaining and some cool concepts were tried. Good for beginners.
vaibhav_tripathi's review against another edition
2.0
This 300 page book has less information than a good 500 words article. It's repetitive and takes lots of time to say the most obvious of things. Watch a few YouTube videos on productivity instead, the surface level advice will be the same but it will save a lot of time wasted in reading this book.
nerdbrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Within the first chapter of The Productivity Project, Chris Bailey spills the beans on the three ingredients to productivity: Time, attention and energy. He says the balance of these leads you to accomplishing your goals. But the value of Bailey's book is not in knowing these factors, but following along on Bailey's journey and learning that productivity has more value than getting more done every day.
Much of Bailey's research can be summed up in the following four ways: Consume caffeine strategically, not habitually; Work on your hardest, highest-return tasks at your peak energy time of day; Focus on one task at a time; Group low-return tasks together and do them less frequently. But beyond these concrete recommendations, Bailey offers quite a bit more. Each chapter closes with a challenge that aims to both drive home the theme of the chapter and begin actively working on your productivity. His anecdotes endear you to the process and even make you feel like you want to be more productive. And the bottom line hiding throughout the concrete examples is that we need to be kinder to ourselves and we need to be intentional. There is no way you will become more motivated if you don't care about what becoming more productive will provide you. And you need to take the time to be more kind to yourself. Whether that's eating healthier or journaling one positive thing that happened to you every day, becoming more productive isn't worth jack if your happiness and quality of life suffers. And, it's one of the last things he leaves you with: "The kinder you are to yourself as you become more productive, the more productive you will become."
To me, it is this underlying theme that sets Bailey's book apart.
Much of Bailey's research can be summed up in the following four ways: Consume caffeine strategically, not habitually; Work on your hardest, highest-return tasks at your peak energy time of day; Focus on one task at a time; Group low-return tasks together and do them less frequently. But beyond these concrete recommendations, Bailey offers quite a bit more. Each chapter closes with a challenge that aims to both drive home the theme of the chapter and begin actively working on your productivity. His anecdotes endear you to the process and even make you feel like you want to be more productive. And the bottom line hiding throughout the concrete examples is that we need to be kinder to ourselves and we need to be intentional. There is no way you will become more motivated if you don't care about what becoming more productive will provide you. And you need to take the time to be more kind to yourself. Whether that's eating healthier or journaling one positive thing that happened to you every day, becoming more productive isn't worth jack if your happiness and quality of life suffers. And, it's one of the last things he leaves you with: "The kinder you are to yourself as you become more productive, the more productive you will become."
To me, it is this underlying theme that sets Bailey's book apart.