Mar 30, 2023

10 Books That Will Make You More Productive

Discover 10 books that will make you more productive. Learn essential lessons such as rating everything from 0 to 100 based on importance, adding a 50% buffer to any time estimate, and selecting a 'Highlight' for the most important task for each day.

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Kurtis Hanni

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10 books that will make you more productive:

How many have you read?
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Lessons:
• Rate everything from 0 to 100 based on importance. If less than 90, don’t do it

• Add a 50% buffer to any time estimate to account for unexpected complications pic.twitter.com/kcmN9efgYK
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
Make Time by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky

Lessons:
• Select a "Highlight" for the most important task for each day

• Employ "Laser" techniques like setting app limits & creating physical barriers to distractions

• "Energize" through exercise, sleep, and taking breaks pic.twitter.com/oVoKWZFCU3
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam

Lessons:
• Treat your time as a finite resource and allocate it wisely

• Focus on your most important priorities and eliminate time-wasting activities pic.twitter.com/cfa99TyCPM
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
Getting Things Done by David Allen

Lessons:
• Capture all your tasks in a single trusted system

• Process and organize tasks based on context, priority, and available resources pic.twitter.com/ieTwyylU9a
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Lessons:
• Focus on the single most important task each day

• Eliminate distractions and multitasking to achieve more pic.twitter.com/Jmad8NZxfw
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Lessons:
• Prioritize tasks based on importance and urgency

• Develop a personal mission statement to guide your actions pic.twitter.com/6ieQ64NqM8
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

Lessons:
• Establish a morning routine to set the tone for the day

• Incorporate meditation, affirmations, visualization, exercise, reading, and writing into your routine pic.twitter.com/3MFtHhIFXn
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

Lessons:
• Focus on the 20% of tasks that yield 80% of results

• Eliminate or delegate low-value tasks to increase productivity pic.twitter.com/HfWZm5Ycwo
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
Deep Work by Cal Newport

Lessons:
• Our attention span is 8-seconds; focused work is key

• Stop working at the same time each day and shut everything off pic.twitter.com/oLpqXhVsKx
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
Atomic Habits by James Clear

Lessons:
• How small habits compound

• Form new habits by making them obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying pic.twitter.com/vgMjndY1Iv
— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023
How many have you read & what would you add?

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— Kurtis Hanni (@KurtisHanni) March 30, 2023