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Chris Bailey

Hyperfocus: The New Science of Attention, Productivity, and Creativity

An introduction and exploration of the concepts of “Hyperfocus” (focusing on one thing with no distractions) and “Scatterfocus” (deliberately letting your mind roam free)

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Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky Teaches the Athlete’s Mindset – MasterClass

NHL star Wayne Gretzky shares his journey and his approach to a winning mindset, from tapping into your true passion to committing to success every day.

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Jocelyn K. Glei

Hurry Slowly

How to be more productive, creative, and resilient through the simple act of slowing down.

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Wendy Wood

Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick

“Our own behavior springs from some of the most mysterious, deeply hidden, and unrecognized sources of irrationality.”

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Gretchen Rubin

Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

Habits are "the invisible architecture" of our life. "We repeat about 40 percent of our behavior almost daily, so our habits shape our existence. They make change possible by freeing us from decision making and from using self-control."

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Jeff Sanders

The 5 AM Miracle

Discover how to dominate your day before breakfast every Monday morning.

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David Allen

Getting Things Done

Interviews with people from all walks of life about their journey with Getting Things Done.

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Erik Fisher

Beyond the To-Do List

Talks with productivity experts as they share how they implement practical productivity strategies in their personal and professional lives.

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Merlin Mann

Back to Work

Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.

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Elizabeth Butler

Calmer Notes

A framework for creating a personalized system to organize your notes and files.

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Katie Stone

Morning Rituals: Increase your Productivity, Success and Happiness with just 30 Minutes per Morning

Actionable suggestions for improving your morning routine and the why behind why they're crucial.

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Bernard Roth

The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life

There are tips on how to get unstuck - the author explains that you have to change the way you think about a problem - and then he tells you how to do that using "design thinking." He also provides 22 creative strategies to use when you're stuck.

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Geoff Woods

The ONE Thing

Learn how the most successful people in the world approach productivity, time management, business, health and habits with The ONE Thing.

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Verne Harnish

Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't

Harnish uses a 4-part structure of People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash, with excellent frameworks for free download, to guide the reader from practical step to practical step. His firm also produces a software package called Align that helps to implement the Rockefeller habits throughout the organization on a daily basis.

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Robert C. Pozen

Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours

Practical old school no-nonsense approach to better yourself and push towards excellence.

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Brian Tracy

Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals

Learn how to get moving in the right direction and focusing on the things that matter.

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David Kadavy

Love Your Work

Best-selling author David Kadavy interviews entrepreneurs and creators who have achieved success by their own definition, as well as experts who can help you be more fulfilled in life and work.

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Clay Scroggins

How to Lead in a World of Distraction: Four Simple Habits for Turning Down the Noise

The importance of improving our emotional health in order to grow in our influence and leadership with others.

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Thibaut Meurisse

Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things

How your focus is affected by external stimuli and the effect of these stimuli on your mind.

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S.J. Scott

Habit Stacking: 127 Small Actions That Take Five Minutes or Less

Stack multiple new habits into one routine--that's triggered by a habit you already do all the time.

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James Clear

30 days to better habits

A lesson series on building and keeping long term habits in your life from James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits.

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Jeremy Dean

Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don't, and How to Make Any Change Stick

What goes into the creation of our habits and how to discontinue them if they're not useful anymore.

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Maura Thomas

Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity - Every Day

Walkthrough of attention and where it's placed as the key to better productivity and balance in our lives.

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