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[ Book collection · 12 books ]

Focus, Habits & Productivity

Who it's for

Anyone with too many priorities and not enough hours.

Why these books

Fewer things, done well, every week. How to plan, protect deep work and build habits that hold when motivation doesn't.

  1. The 12 Week Year cover

    ★ Life changing

    The 12 Week Year

    by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington

    Get more done in 12 weeks than others do in 12 months.

    • “Execution is the single biggest issue facing businesses today.”
    • “The 12 Week Year creates focus and clarity on what matters most.”
    • “Annual goals are too far away to create urgency.”
  2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People cover

    ★ Life changing

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    by Stephen Covey

    Powerful lessons in personal change.

    • “Be proactive - you are responsible for your life.”
    • “Begin with the end in mind - have a clear vision of what you want to achieve.”
    • “Put first things first - focus on your priorities.”
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    Atomic Habits

    by James Clear

    An easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones.

    • “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”
    • “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.”
    • “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
  4. Deep Work cover

    Deep Work

    by Cal Newport

    Rules for focused success in a distracted world.

    • “Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task.”
    • “The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable.”
    • “Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.”
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    Essentialism

    by Greg McKeown

    The disciplined pursuit of less - my first self development book.

    • “Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it's about how to get the right things done.”
    • “If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will.”
    • “The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default.”
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    Effortless

    by Greg McKeown

    Make it easier to do what matters most.

    • “Effortless is not about doing less. It's about achieving more with less effort.”
    • “The effortless way is the path of least resistance.”
    • “When you make it effortless, you make it sustainable.”
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    Make Time

    by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky

    A practical guide with actionable strategies to help you focus on what matters most every day. Written by the creators of Google Ventures’ sprint process, it combines productivity hacks and mindful approaches for a more intentional life.

    • “You don’t find time. You make it.”
    • “Focus on what matters most, and let the rest wait.”
    • “Small adjustments, repeated daily, lead to big changes.”
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    Building a Second Brain

    by Tiago Forte

    A proven method to organize your digital life and unlock your creative potential.

    • “Your second brain is not a replacement for your mind, it's an extension of it.”
    • “Information has value only when it's connected to other information.”
    • “The best ideas come from the intersection of different fields of knowledge.”
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    The Effective Executive

    by Peter Drucker

    Peter Drucker's classic on what makes an executive effective. Time, contribution, strengths, and the discipline of doing the right things first.

    • “Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.”
    • “Time is the scarcest resource. Unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.”
    • “Effective executives do not start with their tasks. They start with their time.”
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    Willpower

    by John Tierney, Roy Baumeister

    Rediscovering the greatest human strength.

    • “Willpower is like a muscle that can be strengthened with practice.”
    • “The best way to improve willpower is to use it less.”
    • “Willpower is finite and can be depleted.”
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    Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

    by Ali Abdaal

    Ali Abdaal shares his science-backed strategies and personal experiences to show that being productive doesn’t have to mean being miserable. Instead, the path to doing more of what matters is through finding joy and fun in the process. A practical and optimistic guide to sustainable productivity and a happier work life.

    • “Fun is not the enemy of productivity—it's the fuel.”
    • “The most productive people are not those who work hardest, but those who enjoy their work the most.”
    • “You don’t have to choose between being productive and feeling good.”
  12. Hell Yeah or No cover

    ★ Life changing

    Hell Yeah or No

    by Derek Sivers

    What's worth doing.

    • “If it's not a hell yeah, it's a no.”
    • “Every 'yes' to something is a 'no' to something else.”
    • “The best decisions come when you're honest with yourself.”