Work Capacity Books | Summaries & Audio

Time Traps

by Todd Duncan • 2005

Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.

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146

🗂️ Task Management 📈 Sales Productivity 🛑 Boundary Setting 🤝 Delegation Skills 📱 Technology Distraction

Time Traps 88%

Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.

by Todd Duncan 2005

3.68

146 ratings

🗂️ Task Management 📈 Sales Productivity 🛑 Boundary Setting 🤝 Delegation Skills 📱 Technology Distraction

Personal Productivity Secrets

by Maura Nevel Thomas • 2012

Time is not what you are short on. Attention is. A complete system for getting it back.

3.78

124

🧠 Attention Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 📋 Task Organization 📱 Digital Boundaries 💼 Knowledge Work

Personal Productivity Secrets 87%

Time is not what you are short on. Attention is. A complete system for getting it back.

by Maura Nevel Thomas 2012

3.78

124 ratings

🧠 Attention Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 📋 Task Organization 📱 Digital Boundaries 💼 Knowledge Work

Ready for Anything

by David Allen • 2003

Clear every commitment from your head. 52 principles for building a system your mind finally trusts.

3.85

5k+

🗂️ Personal Productivity 🧠 Cognitive Offloading ✅ Task Management ⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Systems Thinking

Ready for Anything 87%

Clear every commitment from your head. 52 principles for building a system your mind finally trusts.

by David Allen 2003

3.85

5k+ ratings

🗂️ Personal Productivity 🧠 Cognitive Offloading ✅ Task Management ⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Systems Thinking

Shop Class as Soulcraft

by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009

White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.

3.74

11k+

🔨 Craftsmanship 🧑‍💻 Knowledge Work 🧠 Tacit Knowledge 💼 Meaningful Work 🤸 Embodied Cognition

Shop Class as Soulcraft 87%

White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.

by Matthew B. Crawford 2009

3.74

11k+ ratings

🔨 Craftsmanship 🧑‍💻 Knowledge Work 🧠 Tacit Knowledge 💼 Meaningful Work 🤸 Embodied Cognition

Work Won't Love You Back

by Sarah Jaffe • 2021

From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.

3.94

5k+

✊ Labor Organizing 🧡 Passion Economy 🎭 Emotional Labor 🔥 Burnout Culture 📝 Unpaid Internships

Work Won't Love You Back 87%

From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.

by Sarah Jaffe 2021

3.94

5k+ ratings

✊ Labor Organizing 🧡 Passion Economy 🎭 Emotional Labor 🔥 Burnout Culture 📝 Unpaid Internships

The End of Burnout

by Jonathan Malesic • 2022

Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.

3.73

587

📊 Sociology Of Work 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Workplace Culture ✊ Anti-Work Critique 📉 Labor Economics

The End of Burnout 87%

Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.

by Jonathan Malesic 2022

3.73

587 ratings

📊 Sociology Of Work 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Workplace Culture ✊ Anti-Work Critique 📉 Labor Economics

Manage Your Project Portfolio

by Johanna Rothman • 2008

Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.

3.72

200

📊 Portfolio Management 📋 Work Prioritization 🎯 Strategic Alignment 📏 Capacity Planning 👁️ Visual Management

Manage Your Project Portfolio 87%

Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.

by Johanna Rothman 2008

3.72

200 ratings

📊 Portfolio Management 📋 Work Prioritization 🎯 Strategic Alignment 📏 Capacity Planning 👁️ Visual Management

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success

by Tessa White • 2023

What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.

4.26

550

🧭 Career Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 📢 Self-Advocacy 🗣️ Feedback Culture 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 87%

What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.

by Tessa White 2023

4.26

550 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 📢 Self-Advocacy 🗣️ Feedback Culture 💰 Salary Negotiation

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 📧 Information Overload 🎯 Focus Strategies

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

What To Do When There's Too Much To Do 87%

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 📧 Information Overload 🎯 Focus Strategies

The Myth of Multitasking

by Dave Crenshaw • 2007

Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.

3.81

1k+

⏰ Time Management 💼 Workplace Productivity 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 🧠 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

The Myth of Multitasking 87%

Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.

by Dave Crenshaw 2007

3.81

1k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management 💼 Workplace Productivity 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 🧠 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

Great at Work

by Morten T. Hansen • 2018

Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.

3.79

3k+

🧠 Knowledge Work 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Deliberate Practice 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 📢 Workplace Advocacy

Great at Work 87%

Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.

by Morten T. Hansen 2018

3.79

3k+ ratings

🧠 Knowledge Work 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Deliberate Practice 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 📢 Workplace Advocacy

Time-Blocking

by Luke Seavers • 2021

40% of your workday vanishes switching tasks. Time-block three essentials and silence the noise.

4.16

281

🗓️ Time Blocking 🎯 Essentialism 🧠 Single-Tasking ✅ Task Prioritization ☕ Strategic Breaks

Time-Blocking 87%

40% of your workday vanishes switching tasks. Time-block three essentials and silence the noise.

by Luke Seavers 2021

4.16

281 ratings

🗓️ Time Blocking 🎯 Essentialism 🧠 Single-Tasking ✅ Task Prioritization ☕ Strategic Breaks

Productividad personal

by José Miguel Bolívar • 2015

Cómo vaciar la mente, aclarar cada tarea y ejecutar sin estrés con hábitos probados.

4.13

257

⚙️ Productividad Personal 📋 GestióN De Tareas 💻 Trabajo Del Conocimiento 😌 ReduccióN Del EstréS 🔄 FormacióN De HáBitos

Productividad personal 87%

Cómo vaciar la mente, aclarar cada tarea y ejecutar sin estrés con hábitos probados.

by José Miguel Bolívar 2015

4.13

257 ratings

⚙️ Productividad Personal 📋 GestióN De Tareas 💻 Trabajo Del Conocimiento 😌 ReduccióN Del EstréS 🔄 FormacióN De HáBitos

168 Hours

by Laura Vanderkam • 2010

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

3.60

11k+

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Intentional Living 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus

168 Hours 87%

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

by Laura Vanderkam 2010

3.60

11k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Intentional Living 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus

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 🔄 Habit Automation 📅 Time Blocking

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Summary

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done 87%

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 🔄 Habit Automation 📅 Time Blocking

Slow Productivity

by Cal Newport • 2024

Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.

3.67

26k+

🖥️ Knowledge Work ✂️ Doing Less 🌱 Sustainable Productivity 🐢 Slow Living 💎 Quality Over Quantity

Slow Productivity 87%

Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.

by Cal Newport 2024

3.67

26k+ ratings

🖥️ Knowledge Work ✂️ Doing Less 🌱 Sustainable Productivity 🐢 Slow Living 💎 Quality Over Quantity

The Sorrows of Work

by The School of Life • 2019

Work fulfillment is nearly impossible by design. The reasons are structural, not personal.

3.84

505

🏭 Sociology Of Work 💰 Capitalism Critique 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔍 Anti-Self-Help 🔨 Meaningful Work

The Sorrows of Work 87%

Work fulfillment is nearly impossible by design. The reasons are structural, not personal.

by The School of Life 2019

3.84

505 ratings

🏭 Sociology Of Work 💰 Capitalism Critique 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔍 Anti-Self-Help 🔨 Meaningful Work

The Leader Assistant

by Jeremy Burrows • 2020

Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.

4.14

660

💼 Executive Assistants ⏳ Time Management 🗣️ Meeting Leadership 🤝 Professional Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Leader Assistant 87%

Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.

by Jeremy Burrows 2020

4.14

660 ratings

💼 Executive Assistants ⏳ Time Management 🗣️ Meeting Leadership 🤝 Professional Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

Making Work Visible

by Dominica Degrandis • 2017

Your team's time has five invisible thieves. A visual system that catches them and restores flow.

4.09

2k+

🗂️ Kanban Systems 🏭 Lean Management 🔄 Workflow Optimization 👁️ Visual Management 🧠 Knowledge Work

Making Work Visible 87%

Your team's time has five invisible thieves. A visual system that catches them and restores flow.

by Dominica Degrandis 2017

4.09

2k+ ratings

🗂️ Kanban Systems 🏭 Lean Management 🔄 Workflow Optimization 👁️ Visual Management 🧠 Knowledge Work

Making It All Work

by David Allen • 2003

Connect your to-do list to your life's purpose: the system that starts by clearing your head.

3.93

3k+

🧱 Productivity Systems 📋 Task Management 🧠 Cognitive Offloading 🎯 Goal Alignment 🏗️ Life Architecture

Making It All Work 87%

Connect your to-do list to your life's purpose: the system that starts by clearing your head.

by David Allen 2003

3.93

3k+ ratings

🧱 Productivity Systems 📋 Task Management 🧠 Cognitive Offloading 🎯 Goal Alignment 🏗️ Life Architecture

Slack

by Tom DeMarco • 2001

Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.

4.02

2k+

🔄 Organizational Change ⏳ Efficiency Critique 🔥 Overwork And Burnout ⚠️ Risk Management 🔗 Systems Thinking

Slack 87%

Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.

by Tom DeMarco 2001

4.02

2k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change ⏳ Efficiency Critique 🔥 Overwork And Burnout ⚠️ Risk Management 🔗 Systems Thinking

Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness

by Miya Tokumitsu • 2015

Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.

3.91

501

🏃 Critique Of Hustle Culture ⚠️ Labor Precarity 🎓 Student Debt 🙅 Anti-Self-Help 👁️ Workplace Surveillance

Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness Summary

Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness 87%

Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.

by Miya Tokumitsu 2015

3.91

501 ratings

🏃 Critique Of Hustle Culture ⚠️ Labor Precarity 🎓 Student Debt 🙅 Anti-Self-Help 👁️ Workplace Surveillance

A World Without Email

by Cal Newport • 2021

Knowledge workers check email every six minutes. The remedy is structural, not personal.

3.88

6k+

🧠 Knowledge Work 💬 Workplace Communication ⏱️ Attention Economics 🔧 Process Design 📮 Asynchronous Work

A World Without Email 87%

Knowledge workers check email every six minutes. The remedy is structural, not personal.

by Cal Newport 2021

3.88

6k+ ratings

🧠 Knowledge Work 💬 Workplace Communication ⏱️ Attention Economics 🔧 Process Design 📮 Asynchronous Work

The Art of Finding FLOW

by Damon Zahariades • 2023

Demystifying the zone: a step-by-step method to trigger deep focus whenever you need it.

3.99

257

🚀 Peak Performance 🌊 Flow State ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Monotasking 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation

The Art of Finding FLOW 87%

Demystifying the zone: a step-by-step method to trigger deep focus whenever you need it.

by Damon Zahariades 2023

3.99

257 ratings

🚀 Peak Performance 🌊 Flow State ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Monotasking 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation

Dying for a Paycheck

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2018

120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.

3.71

599

🏥 Workplace Health ☣️ Toxic Work Culture 😰 Job Stress 💸 Economic Insecurity ⏰ Overwork

Dying for a Paycheck 87%

120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2018

3.71

599 ratings

🏥 Workplace Health ☣️ Toxic Work Culture 😰 Job Stress 💸 Economic Insecurity ⏰ Overwork

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 🎯 Goal Setting 🏢 Corporate Productivity

The 5 Choices 87%

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 🎯 Goal Setting 🏢 Corporate Productivity

Essentialism

by Greg McKeown • 2011

Getting more done requires doing less, not more. The discipline of subtraction.

4.06

133k+

📋 Personal Productivity 🎯 Priority Setting 🧠 Attention Management 🚫 Saying No 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Essentialism 87%

Getting more done requires doing less, not more. The discipline of subtraction.

by Greg McKeown 2011

4.06

133k+ ratings

📋 Personal Productivity 🎯 Priority Setting 🧠 Attention Management 🚫 Saying No 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Rise

by Patty Azzarello • 2012

Hard work won't get you promoted. Three moves to stand out, lead, and love your life.

4.42

1k+

🚀 Career Advancement 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Prioritization 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding

Rise 87%

Hard work won't get you promoted. Three moves to stand out, lead, and love your life.

by Patty Azzarello 2012

4.42

1k+ ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Prioritization 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding

The Time-Block Planner

by Cal Newport • 2020

Why your to-do list keeps you scattered: a planner that puts the clock in charge.

3.92

248

💼 Knowledge Work ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Focused Work 📅 Daily Planning 🔕 Attention Management

The Time-Block Planner 87%

Why your to-do list keeps you scattered: a planner that puts the clock in charge.

by Cal Newport 2020

3.92

248 ratings

💼 Knowledge Work ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Focused Work 📅 Daily Planning 🔕 Attention Management

How to Get Unstuck

by Matt Perman • 2018

Your calendar reveals your god. A productivity system for serving the right one.

3.85

424

🛐 Faith And Work 📞 Vocational Calling ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management 🎯 Prioritization

How to Get Unstuck 87%

Your calendar reveals your god. A productivity system for serving the right one.

by Matt Perman 2018

3.85

424 ratings

🛐 Faith And Work 📞 Vocational Calling ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management 🎯 Prioritization

Personal Kanban

by Jim Benson • 2011

Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.

3.77

2k+

📋 Visual Task Management ⏱️ Personal Productivity 📌 Kanban 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🥇 Prioritization

Personal Kanban 87%

Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.

by Jim Benson 2011

3.77

2k+ ratings

📋 Visual Task Management ⏱️ Personal Productivity 📌 Kanban 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🥇 Prioritization

Deep Work

by Goldmine Reads • 2018

Busyness gets rewarded; uninterrupted concentration is the real edge. The rules to build it.

3.85

🧠 Knowledge Work 🎯 Attention Management 📵 Digital Minimalism ⚙️ Productivity Systems 📚 Skill Acquisition

Deep Work 87%

Busyness gets rewarded; uninterrupted concentration is the real edge. The rules to build it.

by Goldmine Reads 2018

3.85

54 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Work 🎯 Attention Management 📵 Digital Minimalism ⚙️ Productivity Systems 📚 Skill Acquisition

Private Government

by Elizabeth S. Anderson • 2017

The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.

3.94

856

🏛️ Workplace Authority 🗳️ Workplace Democracy 🗽 Republican Freedom 💰 Market Critique ✊ Labor Rights

Private Government 87%

The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.

by Elizabeth S. Anderson 2017

3.94

856 ratings

🏛️ Workplace Authority 🗳️ Workplace Democracy 🗽 Republican Freedom 💰 Market Critique ✊ Labor Rights

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 ⚙️ Personal Systems ⚡ Efficiency Methods

Secrets of Productive People 87%

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 ⚙️ Personal Systems ⚡ Efficiency Methods

Seen, Heard, and Paid

by Alan Henry • 2022

For underrepresented professionals: the tasks that actually get you promoted and the ones to refuse.

4.08

116

📈 Career Advancement 🌐 Marginalized Professionals 📋 Non-Promotable Tasks 👁️ Visibility At Work ⬆️ Managing Up

Seen, Heard, and Paid 87%

For underrepresented professionals: the tasks that actually get you promoted and the ones to refuse.

by Alan Henry 2022

4.08

116 ratings

📈 Career Advancement 🌐 Marginalized Professionals 📋 Non-Promotable Tasks 👁️ Visibility At Work ⬆️ Managing Up

Extreme Productivity

by Robert C. Pozen • 2012

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

3.56

2k+

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

Extreme Productivity 87%

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

by Robert C. Pozen 2012

3.56

2k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

The Genius Habit

by Laura Garnett • 2019

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

3.46

272

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management ☣️ Toxic Productivity 🔄 Career Changers

The Genius Habit 87%

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

by Laura Garnett 2019

3.46

272 ratings

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management ☣️ Toxic Productivity 🔄 Career Changers

Effortless

by Greg McKeown • 2021

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

4.04

15k+

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

Effortless 86%

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

by Greg McKeown 2021

4.04

15k+ ratings

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

Talent

by Tyler Cowen • 2022

Your best hire isn't conscientious or credentialed. An economist explains what to look for instead.

3.57

1k+

🧭 Talent Identification 🧠 Cognitive Ability 👩‍💼 Gender Bias At Work 📈 Compound Improvement 🔭 Scouting Talent

Talent 86%

Your best hire isn't conscientious or credentialed. An economist explains what to look for instead.

by Tyler Cowen 2022

3.57

1k+ ratings

🧭 Talent Identification 🧠 Cognitive Ability 👩‍💼 Gender Bias At Work 📈 Compound Improvement 🔭 Scouting Talent

Work Clean

by Dan Charnas • 2016

The kitchen discipline that tames chaos: a daily method to organize your time, space, and attention.

4.08

2k+

🏢 Workplace Productivity 👨‍🍳 Professional Kitchens 🗂️ Organization Systems 🔄 Workflow Design 🔧 Process Improvement

Work Clean 86%

The kitchen discipline that tames chaos: a daily method to organize your time, space, and attention.

by Dan Charnas 2016

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Productivity 👨‍🍳 Professional Kitchens 🗂️ Organization Systems 🔄 Workflow Design 🔧 Process Improvement

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 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏢 Workplace Productivity

Time Management 86%

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 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏢 Workplace Productivity

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook

by Michael Linenberger • 2005

The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.

4.03

679

📥 Email Productivity 📋 Task Management 🎯 Priority Systems 🏥 Task Triage 🧠 GTD Inspired Methods

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook Summary

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook 86%

The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.

by Michael Linenberger 2005

4.03

679 ratings

📥 Email Productivity 📋 Task Management 🎯 Priority Systems 🏥 Task Triage 🧠 GTD Inspired Methods

Deep Work

by Cal Newport • 2016

The skill the modern economy rewards most is the one open offices and Slack destroy.

4.16

192k+

💼 Knowledge Work 🧠 Attention Management 📵 Digital Discipline ⏰ Time Management 📈 Career Strategy

Deep Work 86%

The skill the modern economy rewards most is the one open offices and Slack destroy.

by Cal Newport 2016

4.16

192k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work 🧠 Attention Management 📵 Digital Discipline ⏰ Time Management 📈 Career Strategy

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 💖 Meaningful Work 🏠 Environment Design

Master Your Time 86%

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 💖 Meaningful Work 🏠 Environment Design

No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs

by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996

Calculate what your hour is truly worth, then delegate anything that falls below that number.

4.03

1k+

⏱️ Entrepreneur Productivity 🗡️ Ruthless Prioritization ⏳ Time Valuation 🤝 Delegation Strategies 📱 Digital Distraction

No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs Summary

No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs 86%

Calculate what your hour is truly worth, then delegate anything that falls below that number.

by Dan S. Kennedy 1996

4.03

1k+ ratings

⏱️ Entrepreneur Productivity 🗡️ Ruthless Prioritization ⏳ Time Valuation 🤝 Delegation Strategies 📱 Digital Distraction

Do Nothing

by Celeste Headlee • 2020

Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.

3.85

11k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📉 Productivity Critique 📜 History Of Work 🏖️ Leisure Advocacy

Do Nothing 86%

Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.

by Celeste Headlee 2020

3.85

11k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📉 Productivity Critique 📜 History Of Work 🏖️ Leisure Advocacy

The Age of Unreason

by Charles B. Handy • 1989

The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.

3.91

546

🏢 Organizational Design 🌐 Future Of Work 🔀 Change Management 🤸 Flexible Work 🧠 Knowledge Work

The Age of Unreason 86%

The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.

by Charles B. Handy 1989

3.91

546 ratings

🏢 Organizational Design 🌐 Future Of Work 🔀 Change Management 🤸 Flexible Work 🧠 Knowledge Work

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 🔧 Personal Systems 🏛️ Character Development

Off Balance 86%

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 🔧 Personal Systems 🏛️ Character Development

Designing Your New Work Life

by Bill Burnett • 2020

You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.

3.79

2k+

🛠️ Career Design 💡 Design Thinking 🏢 Office Politics 🏠 Hybrid Work 💼 Gig Economy

Designing Your New Work Life 86%

You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.

by Bill Burnett 2020

3.79

2k+ ratings

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Getting Things Done

by David Allen • 2001

Two hours every Friday. Two minutes per small task. One question that unblocks everything.

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Two hours every Friday. Two minutes per small task. One question that unblocks everything.

by David Allen 2001

4.00

169k+ ratings

🗂️ Task Management 💼 Knowledge Work 📥 Inbox Management 📦 Task Batching 🎯 Actionable Planning

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