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Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More

Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More

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  • Author：Chris Bailey
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Summary

Our attention has never been as overwhelmed or in-demand as it is today; we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little， and we've grown uncomfortable with boredom and a lack of stimulation and distraction。

In Hyperfocus， Chris Bailey - described by TED。com as 'the most productive man you could ever hope to meet' - provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention。 He 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 to combine them both。

The often counterintuitive wisdom at play includes:
- How working fewer hours increases 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

Merging neuroscience， psychology and mindfulness， with practical takeaways for being more focused in our work and wider lives， Hyperfocus will help you think about and manage your attention on a daily basis。

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Reviews

Scott ，

Not bad， but this was padded considerably and regurgitates a lot of the same points you'll find in other books and articles of this type。 These guys who make big money on productivity all seem to float the same ideas in different packaging。 He even literally took terms and gave them new names for no reason。 Maybe that's just what happens when your success is connected to constantly churning out "content"。 But if you don't explore this sort of thing already， this book is pretty alright。The system Not bad， but this was padded considerably and regurgitates a lot of the same points you'll find in other books and articles of this type。 These guys who make big money on productivity all seem to float the same ideas in different packaging。 He even literally took terms and gave them new names for no reason。 Maybe that's just what happens when your success is connected to constantly churning out "content"。 But if you don't explore this sort of thing already， this book is pretty alright。The system and habits he sets up here are easy to understand and follow。 The focus on behavioral and neurological research is neat， but it's not presented with a lot of depth。 I question whether everything is so cut-and-dry， but I don't care enough to check his sources and find out。In the end， it's a pretty compelling way of approaching focus and work， but it could have been an article。 。。。more

Sandip Bhadani ，

Really a great book on productivity， and the attention。 The shiny screened device "out smartphone" is the killer of our productivity and creativity。 At the starting of the book the auther says that if you want to focus in your life just put away that little miracle of technology while you are working。 Book revolves around how we do hyperfocus and how we get distracted。 And that distraction is affecting our overall productivity thorought our days and eventualy life。 If you have noticed in recent Really a great book on productivity， and the attention。 The shiny screened device "out smartphone" is the killer of our productivity and creativity。 At the starting of the book the auther says that if you want to focus in your life just put away that little miracle of technology while you are working。 Book revolves around how we do hyperfocus and how we get distracted。 And that distraction is affecting our overall productivity thorought our days and eventualy life。 If you have noticed in recent times or ask your elder who are in their 50s， we never get bored nowadays。 Out attention is always directed to somethig and whaterver is left we fill that with out phone whether it is social media， videos or anything。 People unlocks their phones hudreds of times in single day。 That is too much attention we are giving to one devices。 If you really want to be creative and productive in life use your smart phone samrtly。 There are lot of little things that we can improve if we actually implement this book。 One thing I would like to write here : After reading this book I started putting my phone away while I am working， not always but whenerver possible。 Pluse before this book I used to read lot of news which is nothing much of useful information， I started keeping my phone away and I can feel the less stress througout the day。 I would recommand this book to everybody。 After all we become what we give attention to。 Have a good reading。 。。。more

Murali Vig ，

1。 Your phone is a black hole trying to suck away your attention。 When studying try and keep phone away from you。 If you can， try and delete the mail app on phone （very few emails require immediate responses）。 Useful app to manage distractions on computer/phone/ipad is called "freedom。" 2。 It is important to give yourself time every day to 'scatter focus。' During scatter focus， let your mind roam in whatever way it wants （ie will often think of the past， present， or future）。 Make sure to jot dow 1。 Your phone is a black hole trying to suck away your attention。 When studying try and keep phone away from you。 If you can， try and delete the mail app on phone （very few emails require immediate responses）。 Useful app to manage distractions on computer/phone/ipad is called "freedom。" 2。 It is important to give yourself time every day to 'scatter focus。' During scatter focus， let your mind roam in whatever way it wants （ie will often think of the past， present， or future）。 Make sure to jot down notes of what comes up。 Often creative ideas can come during this time。 3。 Hyperfocus for 50 minutes on your most important/difficult task （max 90 minutes） then rest for about 15 minutes （ie walking， talking to friend， listening to energizing audiobook， letting your thoughts roam， etc）。 4。 Never go to sleep without asking your subconscious for some answer to a problem。 5。 Set up hourly awareness chimes （bells）， that will help keep you aware of time as you work。 6。 Happier people are generally much more productive。 。。。more

Shahan ，

Learned something new; hyperfocus and scattered focus。 Both are equally important。 Didn't learn anything new in terms of things I could do to improve my productivity。 The author emphasizes a fair bit of thought based memory instead of using notes。 As a person with vision loss， auditory and thought based memory is my normal。 For other people， this can be a challenge。 Learned something new; hyperfocus and scattered focus。 Both are equally important。 Didn't learn anything new in terms of things I could do to improve my productivity。 The author emphasizes a fair bit of thought based memory instead of using notes。 As a person with vision loss， auditory and thought based memory is my normal。 For other people， this can be a challenge。 。。。more

Eric Brown ，

Fascinating readThe implications of hyperfocus in an “ADD society” [mine] are staggering。 Well researched and provocative， Hyperfocus should be a required read for every aspiring creative and business leader。

Alyssa ，

Your focus determines your reality

Joana ，

This book is full of useful， interesting， and applicable insights and advice on how to be more productive whilst also being realistic with true helpful productivity and the need to adopt “scatter focus” too。

Mioree ，

2。5⭐️I benefited a lot from some concepts introduced to me in this book， but the vast majority of it’s content is reiterative。

Subhajit Nath ，

This book is purely execution based。 Nothing happens unless I execute the principals mention in this become。 This a type of book that think that everybody must read。 As it is universal in terms of execution in every moment of our life。

Gina Lucia ，

The book in 3 sentences/summary:Achieve more by strategically using hyperfocus。How the mind gets distracted and how you can use this to your advantage。How to implement this in your work and daily life。My impressions:Hyperfocus is a brilliant book if you struggle with focusing on tasks， organising your schedule and making room for creative thinking。 It not only provides solutions for all these things but analyses the science behind how we get distracted， how our mind works and gives you plenty of The book in 3 sentences/summary:Achieve more by strategically using hyperfocus。How the mind gets distracted and how you can use this to your advantage。How to implement this in your work and daily life。My impressions:Hyperfocus is a brilliant book if you struggle with focusing on tasks， organising your schedule and making room for creative thinking。 It not only provides solutions for all these things but analyses the science behind how we get distracted， how our mind works and gives you plenty of actionable advice so you can start implementing its techniques。If you already have a good grasp on all these things， Hyperfocus might seem a little repetitive to you。Should you read it？ （who would benefit from this）: As I said， if you struggle with focus， this book is absolutely for you。What I personally got from the book:Over the past few years， I’ve already been implementing the techniques in this book （without having read the book） so not a lot within its pages was new。 However， I did take note of some small tweaks I can make to my environment to allow for even greater focus。 。。。more

Asad Awan ，

It's a must read for everyone。 It'll help you focus or I should say "Hyperfocus" on any other books you'll read following it。 It's a must read for everyone。 It'll help you focus or I should say "Hyperfocus" on any other books you'll read following it。 。。。more

Vijay Singh ，

Scatterfocus and hyperf ocus strategies explained in a lucid manner。 Best quote :-It's not that I am genius， its just that I like to spend more time with problems。 = EinsteinDon't go to sleep without a request to your subconscious = Edison Scatterfocus and hyperf ocus strategies explained in a lucid manner。 Best quote :-It's not that I am genius， its just that I like to spend more time with problems。 = EinsteinDon't go to sleep without a request to your subconscious = Edison 。。。more

Fatma Soliman ，

1。what's your intentions？？2。we are what we consume/pay attention to3。invest in yourself4。wonder/natural walk5。 Airplane mode get of your phone 1。what's your intentions？？2。we are what we consume/pay attention to3。invest in yourself4。wonder/natural walk5。 Airplane mode get of your phone 。。。more

Carlo Martinello ，

Practical and interesting。I liked more the scatterfocus part

Parvesh Mangal ，

Awesome book on managing your attention， provides practical solution to mind wandering problem。 At the end of the book， you would definitely be able to focus more frequently。 But surprisingly， this book contains highest no。 of grammatical errors and typos i have across so far in any book。

Andrea Martens ，

Scatter-focus finally I understand when multitasking is actually productive！

Sadesh Kumar ，

Good for focus in work and finishing it fast and being productive

BossKunG1122 ，

It's worth for my time to read this book。 It's worth for my time to read this book。 。。。more

Poornima Jha ，

This book has come at such a good time for me。 I had stumbled into a phase of busy being busy。 Into a continuous need for stimulant。 But this book helped me cut down on distractions and immerse myself into one important thing at a time。

Tom Linders ，

Read the book twice now。 The first time Chris Bailey introduced two interesting concepts， "Hyperfocus" and "Scatterfocus"。 The book made me really excited about focusing at work and even at home but after a while I forgot about the book and the advice it gave me。 The second time I read the book， I took action with the tips and tricks， which meant that the book had even more value to me。 What I especially loved about the book is that Chris Bailey takes his point of view in the story， which means Read the book twice now。 The first time Chris Bailey introduced two interesting concepts， "Hyperfocus" and "Scatterfocus"。 The book made me really excited about focusing at work and even at home but after a while I forgot about the book and the advice it gave me。 The second time I read the book， I took action with the tips and tricks， which meant that the book had even more value to me。 What I especially loved about the book is that Chris Bailey takes his point of view in the story， which means that he shows really good examples with his tips and tricks。 My advice， read the book if you really plan on taking action instead of just reading it out of interest。 。。。more

Bianca ，

Really good book， clear and with ideas that really resonate。

Alex Deakin ，

Read this book cause of Thomas Frank's video on it and it looked interesting， pretty decent book but if you're looking for something focus/productivity related I'd recommend Deep Work by Cal Newport and Atomic Habits by James Clear over this one。 Read this book cause of Thomas Frank's video on it and it looked interesting， pretty decent book but if you're looking for something focus/productivity related I'd recommend Deep Work by Cal Newport and Atomic Habits by James Clear over this one。 。。。more

Vikram ，

There are some good hints in this book about hyperfocus， and its counterpart scatterfocus。 The idea of attentional space is helpful。 Your mind only holds so much。 So guard your attention well。 It's a quick read， and easy to get through。 Book gets repetitive after you understand the basic concepts however。 There are some good hints in this book about hyperfocus， and its counterpart scatterfocus。 The idea of attentional space is helpful。 Your mind only holds so much。 So guard your attention well。 It's a quick read， and easy to get through。 Book gets repetitive after you understand the basic concepts however。 。。。more

Magrat ，

Hyperfocus is a psychiatric condition found in adhd and autism spectrum。 It cannot be directed by intention because its regulated by emotions， not thougths。 Hyperfocus can be a bleesing or a course， and this book has nothing to do with it。

Ozan Yenersoy ，

Introduce 2 concepts : hyperfocus and scatterfocus。 Easy to read but really interesting and makes you change your habits and implements a lot of good techniques and tips for focusing， good-consuming and just live a better life

Chandrima Das ，

I really need to stop reading self help - honestly， didn't even bother to finish this one。This book picks well-known ideas from Buddhist meditation and neuroscience， and then repeats them endlessly。 If you meditate regularly， then this book contains nothing that you aren't already aware of。 I really need to stop reading self help - honestly， didn't even bother to finish this one。This book picks well-known ideas from Buddhist meditation and neuroscience， and then repeats them endlessly。 If you meditate regularly， then this book contains nothing that you aren't already aware of。 。。。more

Aman RANA ，

✍️A book to build focus and focus habits， how we can focus more on tasks we do in our daily life。But not every task we do needs hyper focus， some are essential tasks and some are not， so the hyper focus is for the few and essential tasks we do in daily life。I like how author has explaind things briefly and in sections， tips to devide our tasks into 4 categories。1。 （ productive ） Necessary work2。 （ productive ） Purposefull work3。 （ unproductive ） Unnecessary work4。 （ unproducitve ） Distracting wo ✍️A book to build focus and focus habits， how we can focus more on tasks we do in our daily life。But not every task we do needs hyper focus， some are essential tasks and some are not， so the hyper focus is for the few and essential tasks we do in daily life。I like how author has explaind things briefly and in sections， tips to devide our tasks into 4 categories。1。 （ productive ） Necessary work2。 （ productive ） Purposefull work3。 （ unproductive ） Unnecessary work4。 （ unproducitve ） Distracting work✍️we can simply identify what's right for us to do by putting works in these for categories， i actually did this， and it works。 It helps me to know what's right thing to do at what time。 Also book has explained how multitasking works and in which cases。🤷‍♂️Now about if this book your time or not？✍️i'll suggest you to read this book if you haven't or you want to control procractination。 Book has good tips that helps to learn how to built good focus， or how to consantrate on one tasks at a time。there's more tips on setting reminders in phone or somewhere else， so you can keep your head empty and an empty head is every read to give it's 100%Now what i don't like about the book？you can put this book down after reading 1st five chapters， i found them very common tips that most of us already know， so why waste time， you can read them of you're a beginner these chapters would be really help full for you。 🖤let's make this review short save your time （ it's precious ） 。。。more

Joana Campos ，

I enjoyed the book very much。 It provided me some great insights of how I approach and feel about work and creativity。 As instructed by the author， I took notes along the way and I plan to review it further ahead！ Although it is repetitive， this is good for absorbing the information。 It has a great scientific base （with bibliography！）

Mohammed Alattar ，

I remember before I have a lot of ideas regarding the wasting of our daily time in more useless tasks， activities that really consuming our energy。 We figured sometimes we have a big issues specially when are don’t know how to focus or daydreaming most of times。 By completion reading this book， I really found many positive advices how to control our attention。 What really matter to focus in our daily activities。 How we could resolve many issues specially in time of distraction that lead us to ta I remember before I have a lot of ideas regarding the wasting of our daily time in more useless tasks， activities that really consuming our energy。 We figured sometimes we have a big issues specially when are don’t know how to focus or daydreaming most of times。 By completion reading this book， I really found many positive advices how to control our attention。 What really matter to focus in our daily activities。 How we could resolve many issues specially in time of distraction that lead us to take wrong decisions and following a bad attitude。 I really encourage everyone to have a time to read the book which I believe it will change a lot of your thoughts and will add values to maintain your focus in the right manner。 Thanks a lot author “Chris Bailey”。 。。。more

Isabella Zink ，

This was fine。 I will likely forget about in a few days because I found my mind wandering so much while reading this （ironic！）。 I think my problem was that I couldn’t quite find the tonal balance between the theoretical/psychological side and the more practical applications aside from the relatively basic “make your space less distracting” and “learn to meditate” suggestions。 Similarly， it got a bit sanctimonious near the end as the author discussed the value of certain types of media。 While I d This was fine。 I will likely forget about in a few days because I found my mind wandering so much while reading this （ironic！）。 I think my problem was that I couldn’t quite find the tonal balance between the theoretical/psychological side and the more practical applications aside from the relatively basic “make your space less distracting” and “learn to meditate” suggestions。 Similarly， it got a bit sanctimonious near the end as the author discussed the value of certain types of media。 While I don’t have any squabble with his views of social media， I would argue that what he considers “useless yet entertaining novels and movies” actually can have a lot of value in terms in storytelling and empathy。 I guess he might rebut that if you can assign value to it， then it is in fact useful， but I worry that offhand characterizations might make someone new to the personal development world take his word for it and not evaluate his or her own relationships with learning and media。 Overall， I would probably recommend this to someone starting out on their productivity journey， but I didn’t get much from this one。 （Also， still not over the fact that he rips out the first page of a book to use as a bookmark like an utter BARBARIAN）。 。。。more

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