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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Superb. Books like this often suffer from an ironic lack of focus, but this has zero fluff, and offers lots of very practical advice.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This book discusses the state of hyperfocus and how to achieve it. Hyperfocus is simply the state of focusing on one task at a time. The author suggests defining time blocks in our calendar to work in hyperfocus mode. The primary technique suggested for achieving this focus is blocking all the possible distractions beforehand. The book discusses different aspects to take care for minimizing distractions. The book highlights the importance of intention not only when we focus but when our mind wanders too. This intentional mind wandering is termed as scatter focus and it is discussed in the last few chapters of the book. The author claims that it will improve our creativity.
Rating
3/5. Many points were often repeated throughout the book. The entire book can be easily condensed into a long blog post without losing much. I won't suggest it to folks who have already read "atomic habits" and "make-time". These books gave me far more insights and actionable points.
Rating
3/5. Many points were often repeated throughout the book. The entire book can be easily condensed into a long blog post without losing much. I won't suggest it to folks who have already read "atomic habits" and "make-time". These books gave me far more insights and actionable points.
This was a reread, and I found that, yes yes, this book is a good one to return to periodically to get a refresher on the concepts. It's technically as simple as "put the damn phone down," but understanding why we resist putting the phone down is essential if we want to get better at directing and sustaining our attention. Also, the principle of scatterfocus is one of my favorites — that intentionally letting our minds roam can boost productivity and creativity as well as be restorative in other ways, similar to sleep.
It was a good read but many of his teaching I have found in other well rounded books
It was fine if you've never read anything else about productivity, but there aren't any particularly novel ideas. He really reiterated the points that didn't need quite that much repetition.
Nothing revolutionary.
Things you already knew are divided into two categories- Hyperfocus and Scatterfocus.
Things you already knew are divided into two categories- Hyperfocus and Scatterfocus.
informative
medium-paced