27 Books like First Things First

Do What Matters Most

by Steven R. Shallenberger • 2021

Your calendar runs your life. The weekly routine that doubles output and puts what matters first.

3.75

250

🕰️ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Habit Building

Do What Matters Most 98%

Your calendar runs your life. The weekly routine that doubles output and puts what matters first.

by Steven R. Shallenberger 2021

3.75

250 ratings

🕰️ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Habit Building

10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management

by Hyrum W. Smith • 1994

Your unexamined beliefs run your schedule. Ten principles for aligning both with your real values.

4.19

2k+

🕰️ Time Management 📋 Productivity Systems 🎯 Goal Setting

10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management Summary

10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management 97%

Your unexamined beliefs run your schedule. Ten principles for aligning both with your real values.

by Hyrum W. Smith 1994

4.19

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Management 📋 Productivity Systems 🎯 Goal Setting

The Power Of Habit

by George Duhigg • 2023

Efficiency is not a gift: it's a set of daily behaviors you can program into your autopilot.

3.92

🧱 Habit Design ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting

The Power Of Habit 97%

Efficiency is not a gift: it's a set of daily behaviors you can program into your autopilot.

by George Duhigg 2023

3.92

13 ratings

🧱 Habit Design ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

by Stephen R. Covey • 1989

Character builds what charm cannot sustain. Seven habits for lasting effectiveness, no shortcuts.

4.16

828k+

🌱 Character Development 🧱 Habit Building ⏳ Time Management

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Summary

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 96%

Character builds what charm cannot sustain. Seven habits for lasting effectiveness, no shortcuts.

by Stephen R. Covey 1989

4.16

828k+ ratings

🌱 Character Development 🧱 Habit Building ⏳ Time Management

Time Management Magic

by Lee Cockerell • 2015

A Disney executive's four-level system for deciding what to do first when everything screams urgent.

4.04

574

🕰️ Time Management 📋 Task Prioritization 📅 Daily Planning

Time Management Magic 96%

A Disney executive's four-level system for deciding what to do first when everything screams urgent.

by Lee Cockerell 2015

4.04

574 ratings

🕰️ Time Management 📋 Task Prioritization 📅 Daily Planning

Focal Point

by Brian Tracy • 2001

One question reveals your most valuable task; a 0.1% daily habit compounds into a 1,004% decade.

4.05

2k+

🕒 Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🏆 High Performance

Focal Point 96%

One question reveals your most valuable task; a 0.1% daily habit compounds into a 1,004% decade.

by Brian Tracy 2001

4.05

2k+ ratings

🕒 Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🏆 High Performance

Organizing Your Day

by Marsha Sims • 2009

The few tasks that matter: how to find them, protect them, and make them inevitable.

3.73

198

⏳ Time Management 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Building

Organizing Your Day 96%

The few tasks that matter: how to find them, protect them, and make them inevitable.

by Marsha Sims 2009

3.73

198 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Building

The Greatness Guide

by Robin Sharma • 2006

Ten shifts in mindset and schedule that separate those who plateau from those who keep rising.

4.06

9k+

🏗️ Leadership Development ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🌱 Daily Habits

The Greatness Guide 96%

Ten shifts in mindset and schedule that separate those who plateau from those who keep rising.

by Robin Sharma 2006

4.06

9k+ ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🌱 Daily Habits

Master Your Time, Master Your Life

by Brian Tracy • 2016

Sort tasks by their real consequences, not urgency. That one rule transforms how you work.

3.89

2k+

🕰️ Time Management 📋 Task Prioritization 📚 Skill Development

Master Your Time, Master Your Life Summary

Master Your Time, Master Your Life 96%

Sort tasks by their real consequences, not urgency. That one rule transforms how you work.

by Brian Tracy 2016

3.89

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Management 📋 Task Prioritization 📚 Skill Development

How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life

by Alan Lakein • 1973

One question, asked every hour, that pulls you back from busywork to the work worth doing.

3.91

665

🕰️ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Task Prioritization

How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life Summary

How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life 96%

One question, asked every hour, that pulls you back from busywork to the work worth doing.

by Alan Lakein 1973

3.91

665 ratings

🕰️ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Task Prioritization

Get it Done Now!

by Brian Tracy • 2020

Three tasks drive 90% of your results. Identify them, then build the daily discipline to execute.

3.75

322

⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🔝 Prioritization

Get it Done Now! 96%

Three tasks drive 90% of your results. Identify them, then build the daily discipline to execute.

by Brian Tracy 2020

3.75

322 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🔝 Prioritization

Your Time, Your Way

by Carl Pullein • 2024

Organize tasks by time, not urgency, so you spend your days doing rather than sorting.

4.34

177

⏳ Time Management 📋 Task Management 🔄 Habit Systems

Your Time, Your Way 96%

Organize tasks by time, not urgency, so you spend your days doing rather than sorting.

by Carl Pullein 2024

4.34

177 ratings

⏳ Time Management 📋 Task Management 🔄 Habit Systems

Creativity

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 2009

Most productivity advice ignores who you are. This one starts with your personality type.

4.06

6k+

🛠️ Personal Productivity 🧩 Personality-Based Systems ⏳ Time Management

Creativity 96%

Most productivity advice ignores who you are. This one starts with your personality type.

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2009

4.06

6k+ ratings

🛠️ Personal Productivity 🧩 Personality-Based Systems ⏳ Time Management

Off Balance

by Matthew Kelly • 2011

Balance asked you to separate work from life. Satisfaction builds one system for both.

3.83

1k+

🧩 Work-Life Integration ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness ⚡ Energy Management

Off Balance 96%

Balance asked you to separate work from life. Satisfaction builds one system for both.

by Matthew Kelly 2011

3.83

1k+ ratings

🧩 Work-Life Integration ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness ⚡ Energy Management

Your 168

by Harry M Kraemer • 2020

168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.

4.05

164

🕐 Time Management 🧭 Values-Based Living 🪞 Self-Reflection

Your 168 96%

168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.

by Harry M Kraemer 2020

4.05

164 ratings

🕐 Time Management 🧭 Values-Based Living 🪞 Self-Reflection

Take Charge of Your Life

by Brian Tracy • 2023

Total responsibility, one defining goal, and a mental resource that solves problems while you sleep.

4.17

🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management 💰 Financial Independence

Take Charge of Your Life 96%

Total responsibility, one defining goal, and a mental resource that solves problems while you sleep.

by Brian Tracy 2023

4.17

69 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management 💰 Financial Independence

No Excuses!

by Brian Tracy • 2010

One skill underpins all achievement. This is the system for installing it permanently.

4.02

17k+

🧭 Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🔄 Habit Formation

No Excuses! 96%

One skill underpins all achievement. This is the system for installing it permanently.

by Brian Tracy 2010

4.02

17k+ ratings

🧭 Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🔄 Habit Formation

The Phoenix Transformation

by Brian Tracy • 2021

Twelve thinking patterns that keep careers stalled, and the daily practice that retrains each one.

4.36

290

🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⏰ Time Management

The Phoenix Transformation 96%

Twelve thinking patterns that keep careers stalled, and the daily practice that retrains each one.

by Brian Tracy 2021

4.36

290 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⏰ Time Management

Secrets of Productive People

by Mark Forster • 2015

Fifty methods for doing your best work, plus the one formula most productivity books skip.

3.97

151

⏰ Time Management 📋 Task Management 🎯 Prioritization

Secrets of Productive People 96%

Fifty methods for doing your best work, plus the one formula most productivity books skip.

by Mark Forster 2015

3.97

151 ratings

⏰ Time Management 📋 Task Management 🎯 Prioritization

Time Management

by Brian Tracy • 2014

A veteran coach's system for gaining two extra hours a day by doing less, not more.

4.12

3k+

⏳ Time Management 🔢 Task Prioritization 🐌 Procrastination

Time Management 96%

A veteran coach's system for gaining two extra hours a day by doing less, not more.

by Brian Tracy 2014

4.12

3k+ ratings

⏳ Time Management 🔢 Task Prioritization 🐌 Procrastination

The 3 Gaps

by Hyrum W. Smith • 2014

Three gaps between your beliefs, values, and schedule drain your impact. Here's how to close them.

3.80

110

🕰️ Time Management 💖 Values-Based Living 🧘 Inner Peace

The 3 Gaps 96%

Three gaps between your beliefs, values, and schedule drain your impact. Here's how to close them.

by Hyrum W. Smith 2014

3.80

110 ratings

🕰️ Time Management 💖 Values-Based Living 🧘 Inner Peace

Procrastinate on Purpose

by Rory Vaden • 2015

You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.

3.93

1k+

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Delegation

Procrastinate on Purpose 96%

You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.

by Rory Vaden 2015

3.93

1k+ ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Delegation

Bull's-Eye

by Brian Tracy • 2015

Your to-do list is lying. The ranking method that separates the vital from the merely urgent.

3.71

979

📋 Personal Productivity 🎯 Goal Setting Strategies ✅ Task Prioritization

Bull's-Eye 96%

Your to-do list is lying. The ranking method that separates the vital from the merely urgent.

by Brian Tracy 2015

3.71

979 ratings

📋 Personal Productivity 🎯 Goal Setting Strategies ✅ Task Prioritization

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success

by John Adair • 2011

A hundred ideas for turning your vocation into leadership and your minutes into results.

3.38

🧭 Vocation And Calling ⏳ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success Summary

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success 96%

A hundred ideas for turning your vocation into leadership and your minutes into results.

by John Adair 2011

3.38

37 ratings

🧭 Vocation And Calling ⏳ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership

The Time Chunking Method

by Damon Zahariades • 2015

Personalize your work intervals, add deadlines, and build a focus system you'll actually stick to.

3.93

777

🕰️ Time Management 🖥️ Productivity Systems 📆 Time Blocking

The Time Chunking Method 96%

Personalize your work intervals, add deadlines, and build a focus system you'll actually stick to.

by Damon Zahariades 2015

3.93

777 ratings

🕰️ Time Management 🖥️ Productivity Systems 📆 Time Blocking

Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management

by Mark Forster • 2006

Don't act on new requests today. Process them tomorrow. The buffer that breaks reactive habits.

4.02

949

🕰️ Time Management ⚡ Personal Productivity 📦 Work Batching

Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management Summary

Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management 96%

Don't act on new requests today. Process them tomorrow. The buffer that breaks reactive habits.

by Mark Forster 2006

4.02

949 ratings

🕰️ Time Management ⚡ Personal Productivity 📦 Work Batching

15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management

by Kevin E. Kruse • 2015

Ditch your to-do list and schedule every task: what 7 billionaires and 13 Olympians do instead.

3.97

3k+

🧭 Time Management 📅 Calendar Blocking ⚡ Energy Management

15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management Summary

15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management 95%

Ditch your to-do list and schedule every task: what 7 billionaires and 13 Olympians do instead.

by Kevin E. Kruse 2015

3.97

3k+ ratings

🧭 Time Management 📅 Calendar Blocking ⚡ Energy Management

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