6 Best books on productivity and time management.
- Siddu Nirvana
- Oct 21, 2018
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 28, 2021
Everyone needs a guidebook to work and perform efficiently and manage their limited time effectively in order to excel and succeed in life. Numerous books were written every year about this particular topic as there is a huge demand and need. These hand-picked books were most recommended and well appreciated by many successful people varying across many different fields, highly impacted numerous individuals by motivating them to articulate and positively evaluate their lifestyles and mindsets.
Here's the list
The Power Of Habit by Charles Duhigg.
It is an inspirational guide that presents information about human nature and its huge potential to transform. The book introduces the reader to several scientific discoveries, explaining neuroscience behind certain habits and how they can be changed. While it is easy for some people to change their habits according to new situations, there are other people as well as organizations that find it very difficult to change.
But with changing times and needs, one must change, be it a person or an organization. The book enlightens the reader about importance of right habits for better living. Besides bringing positive power into mind and soul, good habits are also the reason behind success of various famous personalities.
Get yourself a copy.
Thinking, Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman.
The book takes the readers on a fascinating journey by dissecting the mind and goes onto explain two distinct systems that affects our way of thinking and making choices. Of these two systems, one is intuitive, emotional yet fast while the other one is more logical and deliberative.
In this book, Kahneman exposes certain extraordinary capabilities of fast thinking along with its flaws and biases and explains how it shapes a person’s behaviour and thoughts.
In simple yet engaging words, the book debates about the importance of taking risks, the proper ways to skill development, dangers of prediction, the cognitive biases and its effect, of people on how they view others and the real component of happiness.
Get yourself a copy.
Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
In Think and Grow Rich, Hill draws on stories of Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and other millionaires of his generation to illustrate his principles. This book will teach you the secrets that could bring you a fortune. It will show you not only what to do but how to do it. Once you learn and apply the simple, basic techniques revealed here, you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success.
Get yourself a copy.
Deep Work by Cal Newport.
Cal Newport discusses in his new book, Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World, about how professionals of today have started valuing quantity over quality; and how this has turned young professionals of today into puppets who try to indulge in extensive multitasking, dealing with multiple emails and projects. This prevents them from doing 'deep work'; which is focused work free from all other distractions. This also means that the professionals of today should sort out their priorities.
Get yourself a copy.
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss.
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich is a step-by-step blueprint to living a relaxed luxury life. This book negates and challenges the old-age concept of retirement and subsequent relaxation or travel. Today, no one has the patience to wait for fulfilling their respective desires since we are living in the age of rat-race.
The dreams today, range from going on a world-tour to earning a monthly 5 figure salary. This book is a perfect guide to living such a life balancing both work and leisure. The author Tim transformed his hectic life of 80 hours per week and $40, 000 Per Annum to 4 hours per week and $40, 000 Per Month.
Get yourself a copy.
Essentialism by Greg McKeown.
The core of essentialism as a concept focuses on the idea that any particular entity requires certain elements for its functioning and existence. These are the essential traits which make an entity what it is. Essentialism is a book which deals with situations wherein people would find themselves in the middle of an information explosion. They could also feel occupied with a lot of work, but still be unproductive.
Get yourself a copy.
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