Hyperfocus

How to Work Less and Achieve More

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Hyperfocus

By: Chris Bailey

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Summary

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.

'Extraordinary' – David Allen, author of Getting Things Done

'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

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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. (David Allen, author of Getting Things Done)

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! (Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup, The Art of Non-Conformity, and The Happiness of Pursuit)

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. (Neil Pasricha, author of The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation)

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to do more of what matters in a distracted world. (Laura Vanderkam, author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and 168 Hours)

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

Practical, well written and timely. (Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential)

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. (Jim Citrin, author of The Career Playbook)

Using all of the latest science, Bailey gives readers practical, incredible frameworks to change how you work. (Vanessa Van Edwards, author of Captivate)

Pay attention to Chris Bailey – this book is well worth the focus. (Peter Bregman, author of 18 Minutes)

Hyperfocus takes decades of scientific insights and pairs them with practical application to show us all how best to manage and multiply our attention. (David Burkus, author of Under New Management and Friend of a Friend)

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.

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Overall, I enjoyed this book. However, it is littered with assumptions about how people should and shouldn’t work and the author demonstrates a lack of experience in setting up tech so it doesn’t disturb us. There is also a sense of privilege that leaks through in the reading. I think some peoples lives are just a little bit more difficult than he alludes. I do wonder about the plausibility of some of his stories. That said, I would definitely recommend a book for people who are less disciplined, focused and productive.