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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction
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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction
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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction

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A practical guide to managing your attention--the most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful life

Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains struggle to multitask. Despite this, we feel compelled to do so anyway while we fill each moment of our lives to the brim with mindless distraction. Hyperfocus provides profound insights into how you can best take charge of your attention to achieve a greater sense of purpose and productivity throughout the day.

The most recent neuroscientific research reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention effectively: a focused mode (hyperfocus), which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode (scatterfocus), which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps you access each of the two mental modes so you can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately every day. Chris Bailey examines such topics such as:

  • Identifying and dealing with the four key types of distraction and interruption;
  • Establishing a clear physical and mental environment in which to work;
  • Controlling motivation and working fewer hours to become more productive;
  • Taking time-outs with intention;
  • Multitasking strategically; and
  • Learning when to pay attention and when to let your mind wander wherever it wants to.

By transforming how you think about your attention, Hyperfocus reveals that the more effectively you learn to take charge of it, the better you'll be able to manage every aspect of your life.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 28, 2018
ISBN9780525631132
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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I learned a lot about how my attention works.
    Chris Bailey is great at explaining how both hyper focus and scattered can boost your work and life experience.
    I'm excited to apply everything I learned and will definitely read it again.

    1 person found this helpful

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great way to look at how you can manage your focus in daily life
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    There is no chapter 15!! There is no finishing
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great depth touched and delivered by the author. We'll done!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Very helpful auidobook, use hyperfocus and scatterfocus in your daily life too!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Exactly what I expected from the book: literature review and concrete advices how to implement them
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This was one of those books that brings up an important/interesting topic...then doesn’t do any else for you.
    This author seems like a very nice man. But honestly, this book was not very useful when it comes to learning how to focus better. Chris makes some big promises at the beginning of the book and doesn’t fulfill any of them.
    I would focus your attention on something else other than this book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Practical especially in the first chapters. Go for it. It's worth reading it
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book is filled with practical insights. It is one of those whose content could help make meaningful change in our daily lives. As our world becomes more connected and information stream unceasingly, we need to train ourselves how to be more intentional.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fantastic combination of scientific research and practical advice. I enjoyed every minute of it and look forward to putting all the advice to practice.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Not a single original idea, just obvious things. It seems everybody can write.books.on productivity nowadays

    1 person found this helpful

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Hyperfocus assembles all of the latest and longstanding insights about how our brain can use focused attention and open awareness to solve problems and invent new possibilities. We've long been riding modern tools on a path that diverges from our evolutionary roots. Email and cell phones have accelerated that divergence substantially. Throughout this book, Bailey leverages a simple model about our mindshare to illustrate the benefits of using hyperfocus and "scatterfocus" to be intentional and creative. I was already more conservative about my phone use than most people, and now I'm inspired to be even more selective about how I use all my time. There's a quick and instructive exercise where you break your activities into a 2x2 grid (Attractive and unattractive, and Productive and unproductive). This book would especially benefit students who have grown up digital natives, not to mention anyone scared by the idea of being alone with their own thoughts.

    2 people found this helpful