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Four books. 900,000+ readers. One throughline: becoming more intentional.

Hi, I'm Chris, and welcome to my website! On here you'll find articles I've written, information about my books, and other ways I can help you become more productive—including speaking to your company, my newsletter, my podcast, and my course, Overcoming Procrastination.

🧘 Meditating for 35 hours in a week → 🥱 Making myself bored for a month → 📵 My phone, 60 minutes a day → 🧠 Taking a week-long think week → 🦴 Living like a caveman for a month → 📺 Binge-watching Netflix for a month → 🎤 A week of watching TED talks → 🗂️ Every experiment, one page →

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The new book

Setting goals is easy. Following through? A whole lot harder.

Intentional—my new book. It's about accomplishing more with the science of goal attainment.

"A powerful guide to turning ambition into action—by focusing not on willpower but on what matters most."
Charles Duhigg · Author of Supercommunicators

Jul 14 · 4 min

Here’s my smart home dashboard (and how to build it yourself)

A nerdy, tinkery project that will make your home more beautiful.

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Jul 10 · 1 min

I’m going caffeine-free for 31 days. Want to join?

Are you in—or do you want to post on The Wall of Excellent Excuses?

Jun 30 · 3 min

There is no such thing as an automation

“Automations” are a myth. Wait long enough, and yours will break. It’s almost guaranteed. And at that point,…

Podcast

Intentional AI.

With David Sparks. No hype, no doom.

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Course

Overcoming Procrastination.

Six triggers, sixty short videos, self-paced.

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Speaking

Keynotes that stick.

On focus, intentional living, and the new productivity.

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