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Articles
Recent Picks
I’ve written hundreds of articles (with no ads) to help to you manage your
time, attention, energy, and more. Here are a few of my favorite recent ones!
- The Resistance List
- 5 lessons I learned switching to a flip phone for a month
- What happens doesn’t matter all that much
- The productivity payoffs of a calm mind
Podcasts
Time & Attention Podcast
Becoming Better is a podcast dedicated to making you a better human being.
- Podcast: Our favorite travel hacks
- Unpacking busyness
- Podcast: Deliberate news consumption
- Podcast: How to Learn Anything
The Productivity Project
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 13 Languages
Hyperfocus
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
How to Calm Your Mind
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
Helpful Reading
Recent Articles
Each time you praise someone, you save your team $10,000
One of the most valuable leadership investments you can make.
All you need are three breaths
A simple and powerful trick to reset between tasks.
How to take a coffee nap
The surprising ways in which caffeine and naps work together to boost your productivity and energy.
Starting a new project? Conduct a pre-mortem
Conjure up worst case scenarios and deal with them—before they actually happen.
The task of least regret
Productivity is about accomplishment—but it’s also about minimizing regret.
Here’s how to (properly) put down your phone
The advice we all need to use our phone less during this uniquely crazy and anxious time.
Inbox Zero is a state of mind
A few email management tactics—none of which require you to spend hours emptying your inbox.
To become more productive, stop hustling
Two very different approaches to productivity.
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Time & Attention
Life’s a project—why not become better at it? Explore the latest episodes of my podcast Time & Attention below.
Keynote Speaking
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