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

Hi, I'm Chris, and welcome to my website! I've been researching and writing about living more intentionally for the last decade. Below are some ways I can help you out!

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TEDx Manchester 2026
Current Experiment

Current experiment: analog weekends.

The theory

Screens run my weeks. So on weekends I'm going analog—paper, pen, physical books, phone in a drawer—to find out what comes back when they don't.

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Intentional — How to Finish What You Start, by Chris Bailey
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