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Productivity Books List

Here is a list of the best books on productivity by category to help you master your productivity skills…

Getting Started with Productivity

  • 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, by Peter Bregman
  • Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  • Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life, by J.D. Meier
  • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen
  • Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance, by Marcus Buckingham
  • Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want — Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible, by Brian Tracy
  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success; How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential, by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
  • The 80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20% of What You do Best, by Richard Koch
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
  • The Essential Drucker, by Peter F. Drucker
  • The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal, by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

Advanced Productivity Books

  • Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina
  • How To Think Like da Vinci: 7 Easy Steps to Boosting Your Everyday Genius, by Michael Gelb
  • Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind, by Jocelyn K. Glei
  • Overachievement: The New Science of Working Less to Accomplish More, by John Elliot
  • The 4-Hour Workweek, by Time Ferris
  • The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, by Stephen Covey
  • The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, by Michael D. Watkins
  • The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday
  • Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement, by Tony Robbins
  • What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings–and Life, by Laura Vanderkam

Action

  • Act Now! A Daily Action Log for Achieving Your Goals in 90 Days, by Peter Winiarski
  • Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life, by J.D. Meier
  • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen
  • Just Start: Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future, by Leonard A. Schlesinger
  • The Freakishly Productive Guide to Taking Action, by Annie Mueller

Delegation

  • Delegation & Supervision, by Brian Tracy

Drive, Energy, and Motivation

  • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink
  • Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  • Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, by Martin Seligman
  • The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive, by Brendon Burchard
  • The Desire Map, by Danielle LaPorte
  • The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal, by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

Focus

  • Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals, by Brian Tracy
  • Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, by Daniel Goleman
  • The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Confidence and Certainty, by Jack Canfield, Les Hewitt, and Mark Hansen

Goals

  • Goal-Free Living: How to Have the Life You Want NOW!, by Stephen M. Shapiro
  • Goal Setting: 21 Days To Achieving Life Changing Goals And Being Happy Happy Happy, by Darrin Wiggins
  • Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want — Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible, by Brian Tracy
  • Practical Goal Setting: A Guide for Real People Who Want to Live Unreal Lives, by Mark Milotday
  • Ready, Aim, Fire! Setting and Achieving Goals, by Erik Fisher
  • S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple – 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals, by S.J. Scott
  • The One Thing, by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Learning and School

  • 19 High-Impact Study Hacks: Learn the Techniques Top Students Use To Get Amazing Grades & Cut Study Time in Half, by Richard Glenn
  • How To Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country’s Top Students, by Cal Newport
  • The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life, by Tim Ferris

Procrastination

  • Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, by Brian Tracy
  • No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline, by Brian Tracy
  • The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing, by John Perry
  • The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, by Neil Fiore
  • The War of Art: Break Through the Block and Win Your Inner Creative Battles, by Stephen Pressfield
  • Time Warrior: How to Defeat Procrastination, People-Pleasing, Self-Doubt, Over-Commitment, Broken Promises and Chaos, by Steve Chandle

Strengths

  • Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification, by Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman
  • Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance, by Marcus Buckingham
  • StrengthsFinder 2.0, by Tom Rath

Teams and Organizations

  • Exponential Organizations: Why New Organizations are Ten Times Better, Faster, and Cheaper Than Yours (and What to Do About It), by Salim Ismail, Michael S. Malone, and Yuri van Geet
  • Flawless Execution: Use the Techniques and Systems of America’s Fighter Pilots to Perform at your Peak and Win Battles in the Business World, by James D. Murphy
  • Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, by Liz Wiseman
  • Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t, by Verne Harnish
  • Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, by Jeff Sutherland
  • The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter M. Senge
  • The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, by Michael D. Watkins
  • The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, by Eric Ries
  • The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability, by Roger Conners

To-Do Lists

  • Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life, by J.D. Meier
  • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen
  • The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, by Atul Gawande
  • To-Do List Makeover: A Simple Guide to Getting the Important Things Done, by S.J. Scott

Work-Life Balance

  • Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life, by J.D. Meier
  • Goal-Free Living: How to Have the Life You Want NOW!, by Stephen M. Shapiro
  • How Full Is Your Bucket?: Positive Strategies for Work and Life, by Tom Rath
  • Less Doing, More Living: Make Everything in Life Easier, by Ari Meisel
  • Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, by Richard Swenson
  • The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential…in Business and in Life, by Leo Babauta
  • Work from the Inside Out: Seven Steps to Loving What You Do, by Nancy O’Hara

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