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
