Productivity71 book summaries in this topic
Focus, time management and smart systems – the essence of the best productivity books in around 15-minute summaries.
Managing OneselfPeter Drucker 8 min
Attention SpanGloria Mark 55 min
What the Most Successful People Do Before BreakfastLaura Vanderkam 52 min
Lean ThinkingJames P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones 10 min
HyperfocusChris Bailey 55 min
Slow ProductivityCal Newport 63 min
Make it stickPeter C. Brown 60 min
The 6 Thinking HatsEdward De Bono 56 min
The 5 AM ClubRobin Sharma 52 min
Discipline Equals FreedomJocko Willink 42 min
The 10X RuleGrant Cardone 41 min
AI EngineeringChip Huyen 62 min
Tiny HabitsBJ Fogg 52 min
Buy Back Your TimeDan Martell 45 min
Awaken your geniusOzan Varol 58 min
EssentialismGreg McKeown 42 min
Feel good productivityAli Abdaal 59 min
First things first!Stephen R. Covey 53 min
Flight PlanBrian Tracy 53 min
Fluent ForeverGabriel Wyner 46 min
How to Become a Straight A StudentCal Newport 54 min
How to Take Smart NotesSönke Ahrens 11 min
LimitlessJim Kwik 42 min
Millionaire success habitsDean Graziosi 41 min
On Writing WellWilliam Zinsser 59 min
On WritingStephen King 49 min
The One Minute Manager Meets the MonkeyKen Blanchard, William Oncken Jr., Hal Burrows 43 min
Own the Day, Own Your LifeAubrey Marcus 44 min
Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd EditionMartin Kleppmann & Chris Riccomini 56 min
Rapid ReadingGeoffrey A. Dudley 63 min
Hidden PotentialAdam Grant 53 min
RelentlessTim Grover 50 min
The Art of Self-Directed LearningBlake Boles 32 min
Shop ManagementFrederick Winslow Taylor 52 min
Speak to WinBrian Tracy 45 min
Stillness Is the KeyRyan Holiday 53 min
The 12 Week YearBrian P. Moran, Michael Lennington 59 min
The 4-Hour WorkweekTim Ferris 44 min
Brian Tracy's Success HandbookBrian Tracy 42 min
Think Faster, Talk SmarterMatt Abrahams 53 min
Building a Second BrainTiago Forte 54 min
The Art of Thinking ClearlyRolf Dobelli 54 min
The Decision BookMikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler 58 min
The GoalEliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox 47 min
The Miracle MorningHal Elrod 51 min
A Mind for NumbersBarbara Oakley 53 min
The One ThingGary Keller 43 min
The Organized MindDaniel J. Levitin 55 min
Deep WorkCal Newport 43 min
Digital MinimalismCal Newport 45 min
The war of artSteven Pressfield 53 min
EffortlessGreg McKeown 52 min
Stolen FocusJohann Hari 52 min
FlowCsíkszentmihályi Mihály 56 min
Getting Things DoneDavid Allen 53 min
Make TimeJake Knapp, John Zeratsky 52 min
Million-Dollar HabitsBrian Tracy 46 min
Organize Tomorrow TodayJason Selk 53 min
PeakAnders Ericsson 58 min
Show Your WorkAustin Kleon 53 min
SmartcutsShane Snow 46 min
Steal Like an ArtistAustin Kleon 49 min
Super ThinkingGabriel Weinberg 57 min
The Art of ImpossibleSteven Kotler 48 min
The Compound EffectDarren Hardy 43 min
The Great Mental Models 1-3Rhiannon Beaubien 66 min
The One Minute ManagerKen Blanchard 40 min
Tools of TitansTim Ferris 47 min
Turning ProSteven Pressfield 40 min
UltralearningScott H Young 55 minMore topics
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