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liana_bakradze's review against another edition
3.0
3/5 (enjoyed)
Very healthy productivity advice. Nothing entirely new for me, but enjoyed reading this, useful as a reminder what's important.
Very healthy productivity advice. Nothing entirely new for me, but enjoyed reading this, useful as a reminder what's important.
evenshadow's review against another edition
1.0
I have never found an author's personality more revolting than Bailey's. Sure, he has a few good tips here and there, but it didn't make up for the fact that he started writing this book his first year out of college, never having had a full-time, permanent, big-boy job. He's just some rich white asshole who had enough money to tour Europe and take a year off from working to do nothing but write a book and some blog posts. Of course he's productive, it's easy to be productive when nothing bad ever happens to you and you have time to take a week off to meditate all day! He's delusional about how office life actually works- or life at all, really.
Ick. I feel disgusted knowing I gave money to this creep (indirectly). I need to go shower.
Ick. I feel disgusted knowing I gave money to this creep (indirectly). I need to go shower.
renee_listens's review against another edition
5.0
Great audiobook; learned a few great tips. Enjoyed the listen.
caszriel's review
4.0
This book has definitely kept me sane during lockdown and having the (unusual) freedom to try out a lot of the end of chapter challenges has been amazing. I think this book stands out for me because the author tells you about his personal experiences with the experiments and techniques rather than just saying “trust me, it’ll work”. There’s a really clear layout, it’s consistent and easy to read, and a lot of the chapters end with little challenges which shifts you from reading to acting. To anyone who is interested in becoming more productive (and willing to put in the work), I highly recommend The Productivity Project.
shmelomelo's review against another edition
3.0
Not horrible, not great.
I enjoyed the chapters about how to tackle procrastination but other than that did not gain much from this book.
The writing left me wanting as his voice sounds rather naive and green. The unnecessary bragging and endless retelling of the same stories/projects (also the self references in the book) were tiresome and grating and not efficient at all. A quarter in, I stopped reading it carefully and just skipped to the only relevant points in the text. The challenges and the reading time estimates were a nice touch, though.
I enjoyed the chapters about how to tackle procrastination but other than that did not gain much from this book.
The writing left me wanting as his voice sounds rather naive and green. The unnecessary bragging and endless retelling of the same stories/projects (also the self references in the book) were tiresome and grating and not efficient at all. A quarter in, I stopped reading it carefully and just skipped to the only relevant points in the text. The challenges and the reading time estimates were a nice touch, though.
smitmachhi's review against another edition
5.0
A book with practical experiments and tips that we can actually use in daily life...loved it.
rberenguel's review against another edition
4.0
I found it better than Hyperfocus by a mile. But, that’s just me
bright_night's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
luqwqw1's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, Chris Bailey took on the role of becoming the guinea pig of personal development, and documented his journey in this book. This was quite a read. having read many other books of self-improvement I can say that this book sums up a lot of materials that I have read. Although at times it felt a bit shallow and repetitive i'd still recommend it to anyone interested in the field of personal development and doesn't have the time to read all the books out there