Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More
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- Author：Chris Bailey
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Summary
A practical guide to managing your attention – the most powerful resource you have to become more creative， get stuff done， and live a more meaningful life
'The best productivity plans call for strategy， not just hacks or tactics—and Hyperfocus gives you strategy in spades。 When you read this book， get ready to do your most important work！' Chris Guillebeau
In Hyperfocus， you will learn:
- How working fewer hours can increase our productivity
- How drinking caffeine strategically instead of habitually gives us more energy
- How we get more done by making our work harder， not easier
- How we do our best creative work when we're the most tired
Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today and we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little。
In Hyperfocus， the bestselling author of The Productivity Project provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention。 Chris Bailey reveals how the brain switches between two mental modes – hyperfocus， our deep concentration mode， and scatterfocus， our creative， reflective mode – and how the surest path to being our most creative and efficient selves at work is to combine them both。
Reviews
sy。nazurah
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Apa keutamaan untuk fokus？ Penulis highlightkan ada 2 benda yang perlu difahami dalam part HYPERFOCUS。1） Attention2） ProductivityNak kumpulkan attention， perlukan intend yang betul。Focus。。。 What I intend to do？Attention = Try to accomplish what you intend to。Productivity = Accomplish the important intention。Buat satu kerja yang penting dan complex （hard task） sebab otak kita akan bekerja lebih。 So boleh kurangkan mind wanders。 Perlukan praktis， disiplin dan kesabaran。 Tak mudah tapi kena！ Senara Apa keutamaan untuk fokus？ Penulis highlightkan ada 2 benda yang perlu difahami dalam part HYPERFOCUS。1） Attention2） ProductivityNak kumpulkan attention， perlukan intend yang betul。Focus。。。 What I intend to do？Attention = Try to accomplish what you intend to。Productivity = Accomplish the important intention。Buat satu kerja yang penting dan complex （hard task） sebab otak kita akan bekerja lebih。 So boleh kurangkan mind wanders。 Perlukan praktis， disiplin dan kesabaran。 Tak mudah tapi kena！ Senaraikan tugas yang penting dan remeh:1） Productive， Unattractive （necessary work）2） Productive， Attractive （purposeful work）3） Unproductive， Unattractive （unnecessary work）4） Unproductive， Attractive （distracting work）Nak tahu sama ada kita fokus atau tak， kena ukur progres kerja;1） How much of your time you spend intentionally2） How long you can hold your focus on one sitting3） How long your mind wanders before you catch itDalam part SCATTERFOCUS， ianya lebih kurang macam "took a few steps back to plan your future intentions"。 Planning， considering and connecting。1） Capture mode2） Problem-crunching mode3） Habitual modeSo apa yang aku faham fungsi scatterfocus mode ialah untuk beri ruang pada kita berpikir secara kreatif， recharge tenaga， invest in happiness， cari maklumat yang membolehkan kita capai goal kita， maintain mental energy dan cari solusi untuk any kind of loopholes yang ada dalam sesuatu task。 "The key to practicing habitual scatterfocus is to frequently check what thoughts and ideas are in your attentional space"。 。。。more
Alex Moskalyuk
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Quite a few good tips
Nicolai Mohn
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Legg vekk telefonen din u retard
Finn Buser
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Đọc lần 2！Nói theo cách ngắn gọn nhất thì "cả cuốn sách tập trung vào vấn đề quản lý sự chú ý của bản thân như thế nào để có một cuộc sống có ý nghĩa， và 'được việc'。 Trong khi không quá căng thẳng mà vẫn thoải mái。"4 Keywords về sách: - Hạn chế xao lãng- Siêu tập trung- Phân tán tập trung- Thu thập và kết nối các điểm Đọc lần 2！Nói theo cách ngắn gọn nhất thì "cả cuốn sách tập trung vào vấn đề quản lý sự chú ý của bản thân như thế nào để có một cuộc sống có ý nghĩa， và 'được việc'。 Trong khi không quá căng thẳng mà vẫn thoải mái。"4 Keywords về sách: - Hạn chế xao lãng- Siêu tập trung- Phân tán tập trung- Thu thập và kết nối các điểm 。。。more
Carlo
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Good book with many research-backed topics。 It provides interesting insights about how to manage and non-manage your attention。
subbu sarma
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Chris view gave me confidence that I am always focussed all the time but just that not using right one at the right time。 After reading this book you will know more about how focus works along with some good habits that are to be inculcated in our daily life。 Thanks Chris。
Carmela Moreno
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Totalmente imprescindible！！！！
يُمنَى
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الكتاب لطيف في نواحي كتير الحقيقة، بس أكتر حاجة لسه معلقة معايا منه ومن الـ كذا كتاب إللي سمعتهم في رمضان عن الإنتاجية والتطوير الذاتي هي إن شبه مستحيل إنك تفلح بتعدد المهام أو الـ multitaskingالموضوع أشبه بإللي عايز يتجوز 4 ومتخيل إنه هيقدر يعدل بينهم كلهم، وده طبعًا بنطبطب عليه ونسيبه بحلم في الركن مع نفسه كدهأنت لو لجأت للموضوع ده -المالتي تاسكينغ مش التاني- ولقيت إن تركيزك مساعدك تنجز التاسك إللي وراك، فده معناه إن جزء كبير من التاسكات -لو مكانوش كلهم- بقى شغل روتيني ممل مبياكلش من تركيزك، و الكتاب لطيف في نواحي كتير الحقيقة، بس أكتر حاجة لسه معلقة معايا منه ومن الـ كذا كتاب إللي سمعتهم في رمضان عن الإنتاجية والتطوير الذاتي هي إن شبه مستحيل إنك تفلح بتعدد المهام أو الـ multitaskingالموضوع أشبه بإللي عايز يتجوز 4 ومتخيل إنه هيقدر يعدل بينهم كلهم، وده طبعًا بنطبطب عليه ونسيبه بحلم في الركن مع نفسه كدهأنت لو لجأت للموضوع ده -المالتي تاسكينغ مش التاني- ولقيت إن تركيزك مساعدك تنجز التاسك إللي وراك، فده معناه إن جزء كبير من التاسكات -لو مكانوش كلهم- بقى شغل روتيني ممل مبياكلش من تركيزك، ودي مرحلة لو وصلتلها واتحبست جوا تبقى على الله حكايتك！ 。。。more
Haru Fujimura
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Insightful and easy to read， however it sort of seems difficult to implement in practice。 But certainly the main argument， that focused work is something worth pursuing is hard to dispute。
Carlos Illades
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A practical book。
Addie
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Great Ideas discussed。 Help shape my perspective。
SHYAM
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"BECOMING MORE PRODUCTIVE ISN'T ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT IT'S ABOUT ATTENTION MANAGEMENT。"Hyperfocus written by Chris Bailey is filled with amazing insights to manage our attention and focus。Our attention is the most vital weapon which helps us to live a more meaningful life and work with a greater productivity， creativity and purpose。Chris divides this book into two parts to give a detailed narration of his ideas:1。 Hyper focus， or focus on one thing。2。 Scatter focus， or focus on nothing particula "BECOMING MORE PRODUCTIVE ISN'T ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT IT'S ABOUT ATTENTION MANAGEMENT。"Hyperfocus written by Chris Bailey is filled with amazing insights to manage our attention and focus。Our attention is the most vital weapon which helps us to live a more meaningful life and work with a greater productivity， creativity and purpose。Chris divides this book into two parts to give a detailed narration of his ideas:1。 Hyper focus， or focus on one thing。2。 Scatter focus， or focus on nothing particular。Both Cal Newport the author of ‘Deep Work' and now Chris Bailey through his book 'Hyperfocus' brilliantly explained what is the importance of deep work or hyperfocus in the twenty first century。Citing the importance of 'attention management' Chris try to give us amazing insights and practical advices to create a framework which will help us to become more focused in our arsenal and how to be more creative by managing our attention。 As I mentioned above， that the book divided into two sections。 When the former gives the importance and methodology to get into a state of hyperfocus， latter introduces a new concept called scatter focus， which helps us to be more creative and energetic by making our mind wander deliberately。 I honestly found this book helpful to me and I will definitely try the ideas put forward by Chris。 I think readers of Cal Newport， James Clear and Brian Tracy will enjoy Hyperfocus written by Chris Bailey， that explores the fascinating research behind how to manage our most valuable asset， ie; 'our attention'。 Favourite Quote: “When we invest our limited attention intelligently and deliberately， we focus more deeply and think more clearly。 This is an essential skill in today's world， when we are so often in distracting environments doing brain - heavy knowledge work" Chris Bailey - Hyper Focus。 。。。more
Sasha
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Anyone who's read one or two books on productivity could probably skip this one。 There aren't really any new ideas/ approaches presented here， and of those included， some may be difficult for most readers to implement into their work day。 Anyone who's read one or two books on productivity could probably skip this one。 There aren't really any new ideas/ approaches presented here， and of those included， some may be difficult for most readers to implement into their work day。 。。。more
Shivam Nandi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Found it very cliched。 I read a lot of productivity books and this one didn't make the cut for me。 Key concepts:Hyper focus - focusing on something with no distractionsScatter focus - Letting your mind roam deliberately。 Balancing the above two for execution and creativity。Avoid mindless binge watching。 Thanks！ Found it very cliched。 I read a lot of productivity books and this one didn't make the cut for me。 Key concepts:Hyper focus - focusing on something with no distractionsScatter focus - Letting your mind roam deliberately。 Balancing the above two for execution and creativity。Avoid mindless binge watching。 Thanks！ 。。。more
Yarlen Padilla
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Si sientes que saltas de una tarea a la otra y nunca terminas lo que empiezas necesitas leer este libro， para que aprendas a hyper enfocarte para ser más productivo y desenfocarte para ser más creativo。
Rajesh Pabari
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Worth reading。 Re read to recapitulate before applying the ideas specifically in practical。
Juan Pablo
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I thought this book would only be about how to stay focused for extended periods of time， but most importantly it explains how to effectively manage our attention between being productive and letting our mind wander。 The author refers to this second state of mind as "Scatterfous" which lets us fuel our creative thinking and "connect the dots" in our head。 I found this concept to be extremely insightful。 I had never read or heard about it before and it made me appreciate the times where my mind j I thought this book would only be about how to stay focused for extended periods of time， but most importantly it explains how to effectively manage our attention between being productive and letting our mind wander。 The author refers to this second state of mind as "Scatterfous" which lets us fuel our creative thinking and "connect the dots" in our head。 I found this concept to be extremely insightful。 I had never read or heard about it before and it made me appreciate the times where my mind just wanders， and motivated me to harness that state of mind to exercise my creativity muscle， instead of beating myself up for not being "productive" all the time。 The book also gives great productivity advice， explains the science on how to enter the "Hyperfocus" state of mind and under which circumstances it is needed。 。。。more
Max
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Edith
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It doesn't hurt to read some reminders for this kind of thing every now and then， but there was really very little that was new here。 Read Cal Newport's Deep Work instead。 It doesn't hurt to read some reminders for this kind of thing every now and then， but there was really very little that was new here。 Read Cal Newport's Deep Work instead。 。。。more
Jate Saitthiti
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Two words I’ve learned from this book are “Hyper Focus” and “Scatter Focus。” For me， three interesting things are 1。Creating a distraction list。 2。Setting the intention。 3。Stop autopilot habits to increase attention spans。
Suraj Hambarde
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I grabbed this book because i wanted to read something productive。 Title of the book itself caught my attention and without giving a second thought i started to read。 I was mentally prepared to abandon the book in between if at any point of time it felt stretched。 Once i was into it， i noticed few things that kept me glued。Pro’s: 1。 Author has personally experimented with most of the things that he mentioned or explained in this book。2。 Research that was done into this book is noteworthy。3。 Alth I grabbed this book because i wanted to read something productive。 Title of the book itself caught my attention and without giving a second thought i started to read。 I was mentally prepared to abandon the book in between if at any point of time it felt stretched。 Once i was into it， i noticed few things that kept me glued。Pro’s: 1。 Author has personally experimented with most of the things that he mentioned or explained in this book。2。 Research that was done into this book is noteworthy。3。 Although its a simple read， there are huge takeaways that are not to be taken lightly。 For example。 concept of hyperfocus and scatterfocus， if one integrates it into his/her life then it can fundamentally change the way one thinks。This book is about experimenting your thoughts。 It wont tell solutions to your problems out rightly but it teaches us how to think and then approach towards complex problems。Book has its share of cons though1。 Content after reading few pages feels repetitive。2。 Author’s personal experience : I couldn’t agree with all the things that author himself experienced and suggested。3。 Me being a student can apply most of things。 But mostly they are explained keeping in mind that reader works in office or something。My advice is reader should read this book without prolonged gap ie。 in 3-4 days。 That way one can experiment with concepts suggested by author and put into practice in daily life immediately after reading it。Book is very useful if you are easily distracted or unable to focus in work or study。 But its also an interesting read full of simple solutions。 It has power to change you if you allow it。 。。。more
Ryan Lengerich
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Not world beating but another strong effort on how to dial in on your work。 A good reminder of stuff you probably know。
Kristin
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I liked this book。 It was full of ideas and practical tips。 I really liked the idea of "scatterfocus" the benefits of allowing your mind to wander。 A good reminder to nourish your brain with quality content to give maximum creativity。**Note read via Blinkest App I liked this book。 It was full of ideas and practical tips。 I really liked the idea of "scatterfocus" the benefits of allowing your mind to wander。 A good reminder to nourish your brain with quality content to give maximum creativity。**Note read via Blinkest App 。。。more
Niklas Heer
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The book introduces two main concepts of hyperfocus and scatterfocus， which are opposing sides of the same coin but can improve the productivity to accomplish something you want to do。In essence， the book is a plea for a more intentional approach。In the book， there are various techniques， studies and stories to get an idea of how to approach a life with more intention。While the concepts in this book are not groundbreaking， I liked the clarity of thoughts and the keywords the author gave those tw The book introduces two main concepts of hyperfocus and scatterfocus， which are opposing sides of the same coin but can improve the productivity to accomplish something you want to do。In essence， the book is a plea for a more intentional approach。In the book， there are various techniques， studies and stories to get an idea of how to approach a life with more intention。While the concepts in this book are not groundbreaking， I liked the clarity of thoughts and the keywords the author gave those two modes to be in。Overall， I can recommend this book to everyone who wants to achieve more and live a life with more intention。 。。。more
Zhivko Kabaivanov
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Hyperfocus （2018） is a straightforward guide to reclaiming your attention that lays out how you can boost both your productivity and creativity by learning to redirect your focus。 Combining periods of intense concentration with spells of creative thinking sets the foundation for a brighter， more efficient version of you。
Lana Falaha
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Even that this is the first book that I read on this topic I didn’t find a lot of new information in 250 pages。 The book is written from the author’s personal point of view about focus and actually lacks scientific explanations for the methods given。
Jung
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There are two key things to remember:The first is that you can keep your attention on an important task by adopting hyperfocus。 When you hyperfocus， you rid your environment of distractions， and become aware of what’s occupying your mind。 What’s more， every time your attention strays， redirect it。 The second thing to remember is that scatterfocus can help you with tricky problems that require creative solutions。 With scatterfocus， you allow the mind to wander and make unusual connections。 You ca There are two key things to remember:The first is that you can keep your attention on an important task by adopting hyperfocus。 When you hyperfocus， you rid your environment of distractions， and become aware of what’s occupying your mind。 What’s more， every time your attention strays， redirect it。 The second thing to remember is that scatterfocus can help you with tricky problems that require creative solutions。 With scatterfocus， you allow the mind to wander and make unusual connections。 You can help create scatterfocus by nourishing your mind and allowing time to reflect。Actionable advice: Have a cup of coffee to help you hyperfocus。Caffeine and hyperfocus are a match made in heaven。 Caffeine keeps you alert and focused。 It helps you persevere when work gets boring。 And perhaps most importantly， it can improve your performance on a number of cognitive tasks。 So the next time you need a burst of intense concentration， make sure you’ve got a cup of coffee to hand – if nothing else， it tastes wonderful。 。。。more
Mathieu Bertrand
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Surprisingly insightful， complete and easy to read。 I really enjoy reading this book。
Joshua
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Book summary: “Concentrate sometimes。 Let your mind wander sometimes。 Drink coffee because it may help you focus and if it doesn’t， it tastes good。”Awful， just awfulInstead， try The Power of Full Engagement。Or any book on mindfulness practice
Synthia Salomon
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