Hyperfocus

How to Work Less and Achieve More

By: Chris Bailey

Narrated by: Chris Bailey

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a practical guide to managing your attention – the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life.

'The most productive man you'd ever hope to meet' – TED

In Hyperfocus, you will learn:

• How working fewer hours can increase our productivity
• How we get more done by making our work harder, not easier
• How we do our best creative work when we're the most tired

Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today and we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little.

In Hyperfocus, Chris Bailey provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention. He reveals how the brain switches between two mental modes – hyperfocus, our deep concentration mode, and scatterfocus, our creative, reflective mode – and how the surest path to being our most creative and efficient selves at work is to combine them both.

'The best productivity plans call for strategy, not just hacks or tactics – When you read this book, get ready to do your most important work!' – Chris Guillebeau, author of Side Hustle.

Critic reviews

An engaging book . . . Bailey teaches how to re-examine your tasks, determine your priorities and minimize interruptions.

A must-read for readers seeking to regain control of their ability to concentrate.

Extraordinary [and] eye-opening.

Attention-grabbing... Chris Bailey offers actionable, data-driven insights for sharpening your focus – and finding the right moments to blur it.

When you have read this book, get ready to do your most important work!

Let me guess. You’re like me. You don’t have time to read this book. Or any book! Who has time for books anymore? Well, that’s perfect. Because it means you have the disease. And right now you’re holding the cure.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to do more of what matters in a distracted world.

I loved the book. (Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism)

Practical, well written and timely.

A lifeline in a world in which we are all overwhelmed with too much to do and not enough time to do it. Read this book if you want a stress-relieving salve as well as a guarantee to improve both your productivity and happiness.

Using all of the latest science, Bailey gives readers practical, incredible frameworks to change how you work.

Pay attention to Chris Bailey – this book is well worth the focus.

Hyperfocus takes decades of scientific insights and pairs them with practical application to show us all how best to manage and multiply our attention.

A fascinating guide to managing our attention...a wonderful toolbox full of practical and detailed best practices. I can't wait to give these ideas a try. (Kai-Fu Lee, Founder of Google China, Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures)

This book will appeal to a wide audience, from those in business to self-help seekers and busy parents.

Hyperfocus - great read

Great tips on how to focus more effectively and become more productive overall to achieve your goals.

Worth a listen

Covers a lot of ground and supports claims with stated research. Helped me get back to meditating and gave me a few instant items to pay attention to in my day-to-day routines.

Great book

Excellent book on the focus topic. I will re-listen multiple times to fully grasp the concepts.

Excellent

This book has very actionable insights and lots of research behind it. I really liked it.

Hyper focus

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Creative front time

Excelent book to understand better the mind and how it Works in the subject of focusing