30 Books like Uptime

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 97%

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

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

by Laura Vanderkam • 2012

Your willpower peaks before breakfast. Borrow the morning routines of high achievers.

3.42

15k+

🌅 Morning Routines ⏳ Time Management 🔄 Daily Habits

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast Summary

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast 97%

Your willpower peaks before breakfast. Borrow the morning routines of high achievers.

by Laura Vanderkam 2012

3.42

15k+ ratings

🌅 Morning Routines ⏳ Time Management 🔄 Daily Habits

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 97%

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

The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs

by Hal Elrod • 2012

Daily practices before breakfast that build the discipline your business needs to scale.

4.26

895

🌅 Morning Routines 🔄 Habit Design ⚡ Energy Management

The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs Summary

The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs 97%

Daily practices before breakfast that build the discipline your business needs to scale.

by Hal Elrod 2012

4.26

895 ratings

🌅 Morning Routines 🔄 Habit Design ⚡ Energy Management

Time Magic

by Melissa Ambrosini • 2023

Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.

3.56

280

⏳ Time Management 📱 Digital Detox ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Time Magic 97%

Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.

by Melissa Ambrosini 2023

3.56

280 ratings

⏳ Time Management 📱 Digital Detox ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The 5 Choices

by Kory Kogon • 2011

Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.

3.88

1k+

⏰ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚡ Energy Management

The 5 Choices 97%

Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.

by Kory Kogon 2011

3.88

1k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚡ Energy Management

The Power of Full Engagement

by Jim Loehr • 2003

Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.

3.98

16k+

🪫 Energy Management 🧠 Performance Psychology 🌊 Stress Recovery Cycles

The Power of Full Engagement 97%

Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.

by Jim Loehr 2003

3.98

16k+ ratings

🪫 Energy Management 🧠 Performance Psychology 🌊 Stress Recovery Cycles

Your Best Just Got Better

by Jason W. Womack • 2011

Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.

3.72

332

📈 Professional Growth ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ Time Management

Your Best Just Got Better 97%

Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.

by Jason W. Womack 2011

3.72

332 ratings

📈 Professional Growth ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ 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 97%

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 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

Are You Fully Charged?

by Tom Rath • 2015

Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.

3.76

1k+

🎯 Meaningful Work ⚡ Daily Energy 😊 Positive Psychology

Are You Fully Charged? 96%

Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.

by Tom Rath 2015

3.76

1k+ ratings

🎯 Meaningful Work ⚡ Daily Energy 😊 Positive Psychology

10-Minute Focus

by Daniel Walter • 2018

Your phone ate your focus. The rules for getting it back, two minutes at a time.

3.85

175

🎯 Attention Management 🌱 Micro Habits ⚡ Energy Management

10-Minute Focus 96%

Your phone ate your focus. The rules for getting it back, two minutes at a time.

by Daniel Walter 2018

3.85

175 ratings

🎯 Attention Management 🌱 Micro Habits ⚡ Energy Management

The Wise Men

by Walter Isaacson • 1997

Concentration is now rarer than talent. Rebuild it, protect it, and do the work machines cannot.

4.11

4k+

💼 Knowledge Work ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Deep Focus

The Wise Men 96%

Concentration is now rarer than talent. Rebuild it, protect it, and do the work machines cannot.

by Walter Isaacson 1997

4.11

4k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Deep Focus

Immediate Action

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021

Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.

4.13

2k+

🕐 Procrastination 🏃 Action Before Motivation 📵 Attention Management

Immediate Action 96%

Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2021

4.13

2k+ ratings

🕐 Procrastination 🏃 Action Before Motivation 📵 Attention Management

Productivity Project

by Chris Bailey • 2016

Time management is overrated. A year-long experiment reveals productivity's real pillars.

3.94

9k+

📋 Personal Productivity ⏳ Time Management ⚡ Energy Management

Productivity Project 96%

Time management is overrated. A year-long experiment reveals productivity's real pillars.

by Chris Bailey 2016

3.94

9k+ ratings

📋 Personal Productivity ⏳ Time Management ⚡ Energy Management

The Sweet Spot

by Christine Carter • 2015

Peak performance requires the right ratio of rest, positivity, and focus; not more effort.

3.84

2k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌊 Flow State 🔁 Habit Design

The Sweet Spot 96%

Peak performance requires the right ratio of rest, positivity, and focus; not more effort.

by Christine Carter 2015

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌊 Flow State 🔁 Habit Design

Getting Results the Agile Way

by J.D. Meier • 2010

Three daily outcomes instead of chaos. A weekly rhythm instead of burnout. The system that delivers.

3.75

1k+

🎯 Outcome Focus 📅 Weekly Planning ⚖️ Whole-Life Planning

Getting Results the Agile Way 96%

Three daily outcomes instead of chaos. A weekly rhythm instead of burnout. The system that delivers.

by J.D. Meier 2010

3.75

1k+ ratings

🎯 Outcome Focus 📅 Weekly Planning ⚖️ Whole-Life Planning

Master Your Time

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021

Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.

4.32

460

🕰️ Time Management 🧠 Deep Focus ⏳ Procrastination

Master Your Time 96%

Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2021

4.32

460 ratings

🕰️ Time Management 🧠 Deep Focus ⏳ Procrastination

High Performance Habits

by Brendon Burchard • 2017

Sustained excellence isn't about talent. It's about six deliberate habits anyone can learn.

4.13

13k+

🏔️ Peak Performance 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Energy Management

High Performance Habits 96%

Sustained excellence isn't about talent. It's about six deliberate habits anyone can learn.

by Brendon Burchard 2017

4.13

13k+ ratings

🏔️ Peak Performance 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Energy Management

What To Do When There's Too Much To Do

by Laura Stack • 2012

Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.

3.53

435

🏢 Corporate Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🗂️ Task Triage

What To Do When There's Too Much To Do Summary

What To Do When There's Too Much To Do 96%

Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.

by Laura Stack 2012

3.53

435 ratings

🏢 Corporate Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🗂️ Task Triage

10X Your Focus

by Dhritiman Chakraborty • 2023

Distraction is the invisible ceiling on your career. The evidence-based system for breaking through.

4.58

📈 Professional Development 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Design

10X Your Focus 96%

Distraction is the invisible ceiling on your career. The evidence-based system for breaking through.

by Dhritiman Chakraborty 2023

4.58

52 ratings

📈 Professional Development 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Design

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

The Get Things Done Book

by Mikael Krogerus • 2021

A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.

3.87

583

🛠️ Productivity Systems ⏳ Time Management 📋 Project Management

The Get Things Done Book 96%

A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.

by Mikael Krogerus 2021

3.87

583 ratings

🛠️ Productivity Systems ⏳ Time Management 📋 Project Management

The Joy of Missing Out

by Tanya Dalton • 2019

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

3.79

3k+

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management

The Joy of Missing Out 96%

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

by Tanya Dalton 2019

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management

The Bullet Journal Method

by Ryder Carroll • 2018

A single notebook and five symbols to replace your apps and reclaim your focus.

4.06

33k+

📝 Analog Productivity ✍️ Journaling 🧘 Mindful Productivity

The Bullet Journal Method 96%

A single notebook and five symbols to replace your apps and reclaim your focus.

by Ryder Carroll 2018

4.06

33k+ ratings

📝 Analog Productivity ✍️ Journaling 🧘 Mindful Productivity

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done

by Harvard Business Review • 2010

Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.

3.93

759

🕐 Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Ruthless Prioritization

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Summary

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done 96%

Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.

by Harvard Business Review 2010

3.93

759 ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Ruthless Prioritization

The Way We're Working Isn't Working

by Tony Schwartz • 2007

The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.

3.98

3k+

🪫 Energy Management 🔥 Corporate Burnout ⛰️ Peak Performance

The Way We're Working Isn't Working Summary

The Way We're Working Isn't Working 96%

The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.

by Tony Schwartz 2007

3.98

3k+ ratings

🪫 Energy Management 🔥 Corporate Burnout ⛰️ Peak Performance

How to be a Productivity Ninja

by Graham Allcott • 2014

Time management is dead. Guard your attention instead: a system for doing less and achieving more.

3.73

3k+

🗂️ Productivity Systems 🧠 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design

How to be a Productivity Ninja 96%

Time management is dead. Guard your attention instead: a system for doing less and achieving more.

by Graham Allcott 2014

3.73

3k+ ratings

🗂️ Productivity Systems 🧠 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design

The Perfect Day Formula

by Craig Ballantyne • 2016

A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.

3.97

1k+

🌅 Morning Routines ⏰ Time Management 🛡️ Personal Discipline

The Perfect Day Formula 96%

A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.

by Craig Ballantyne 2016

3.97

1k+ ratings

🌅 Morning Routines ⏰ Time Management 🛡️ Personal Discipline

Areté

by Brian Johnson • 2023

One Greek concept unlocks modern flourishing. Train three pillars, and challenges become fuel.

4.57

2k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚡ Energy Management

Areté 96%

One Greek concept unlocks modern flourishing. Train three pillars, and challenges become fuel.

by Brian Johnson 2023

4.57

2k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚡ Energy Management

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