Books about time, focus, habits and getting important work done, by executives, coaches and people who rebuilt how they work after hitting a limit.
This list holds 27 books published between 2016 and 2026, 2 with an audiobook edition. A book is on it only when productivity and focus is a central subject of the book, judged from the book's own description, not when it comes up in passing. The most-rated on Amazon come first.
Craig Ballantyne · 2016
Get More Done Today! Most people feel stuck. They go through the motions every day, following the same routine, without ever stopping and thinking why. But sometimes we have that one day, that Perfect Day, when everything just clicks. We get more done. We…
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Finding Your Focus in the C-Suite
Trey Taylor · 2020
Whether you’re a new CEO trying to navigate chaotic workdays or a veteran of the C-Suite trying to reignite your passion, focus is your most important asset. Many owners and CEOs think they have to be involved in every aspect of their business. They spend…
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A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms
James Beshara · 2019
When it comes to productivity, there aren’t many things we do today that we did 200 years ago. We send emails instead of post, drive cars instead of horse-drawn carriages, and look up stuff on our phones instead of traveling a hundred miles to the nearest…
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Stephan Aarstol
A century ago, Henry Ford saw a sea change in worker productivity. It was the industrial revolution. Where others saw only more profits, Ford had a much grander vision. He invented the eight-hour workday, cut his employees' workdays nearly in half and doubled…
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Anthony Arvanitakis · 2023
Think of the time you spend scrolling through social media or binge-watching Netflix. What if you could reinvest all these minutes and reinvent yourself through simple changes that positively impact the rest of your day, and the rest of your life? From…
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Cathy Christen
Feeling like you're stuck on autopilot, trapped in the matrix, and ready for a change? Maybe you're navigating a major life transition, or you're just not feeling fulfilled where you are. Or maybe, you’ve set goals in the past but lost focus or momentum along…
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Greg Wells
Smartphones debuted only ten years ago, but their impact has been immense. With up-to-the-minute updates on social media, email, and texts, people are more distracted than ever, which is affecting our psychological and physical well-being. To cut through the…
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Nathan Pettijohn · 2018
This tactical guide will give you immediately actionable guidelines to outsource your administrative work to an administrative assistant so that you can focus on driving exponential value in your personal and work life. A solid, automated, outsourced…
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Jaime Hope · 2019
Healthy living nowadays seems to require spending one hour a day exercising, one hour doing yoga, and one hour shopping for or cooking an organic meal (plus eight hours of sleeping and some quality time with family). Who has time for that? If you have just…
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Brian Keating · 2025 · Audiobook
What’s the secret behind the world’s most brilliant scientific minds? It’s not just intelligence, it’s focus. In this inspiring follow-up to Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, physicist and author Brian Keating reveals how Nobel laureates harness deep…
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William Treseder · 2018
People are drowning in too much information in this digital age. They often feel trapped and paralyzed, tolerating an economy that’s optimized to keep them distracted while letting “the System” control their lives. But if you want to succeed today, you need…
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Dr. David Sitt · 2023
Does it ever feel like your ADHD mind is a circus, and the dancing elephants, erratic clown car, and swinging trapeze have taken control? David Sitt, PsyD, is among the growing number of adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life. Alongside those who carry the…
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Richard Ryan · 2025 · Audiobook
In a world dominated by screens and algorithms, who is truly in control? Every time you pick up the phone, you’re being manipulated. With every site you visit and post you make, your behavior is being tracked. Your habits are sold to the highest bidder, and…
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A High Performer’s Guide to Leveraging Your EA
Ethan Bull · 2022
You understand the value of time, otherwise the C-suite would have been out of reach. But are you doing everything you can to maximize your time? It’s not enough to hire an executive assistant and hope for the best. They can be your project manager, personal…
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Mark Evans
Are you a business owner that’s working harder but not making more? More stress, less sleep, and you still rarely get to spend time on yourself and family? If you and your company are really ready to thrive, it’s time to begin working on your business, not in…
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Eric Traugh · 2023
S.M.A.R.T. goals are stupid. You need a game plan. Have other self-help books inspired you for a short time, but the motivation faded away? I still love to read all those books, but I knew I had to figure out a way to actually implement all the good advice…
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Alex Dripchak · 2026
You really can do it, do it well, and do it well often. For everyone who wishes for more hours in their day, who needs a to-do list for their to-do lists, who yearns for specific actions to take over generic guidance: this is especially for you. Take your…
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Sandra Forrester · 2023
A focused mind is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. Real estate mogul Sandra Forrester was an average performer when her business took a radical downturn. Extraordinary fear replaced the decent income she had been earning, it was time to…
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Using Personal OKRs to Achieve What Matters Most in Your Life, in Finance, Family, Health, or Career
Wolfram Hedrich · 2026
Make progress where it matters most. You hit every deadline at work but stall on personal ambitions. Fitness plans fade, side hustles languish, and family time feels squeezed. If this is your story, you are not alone, and you can fix this! In Dreams and…
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25 Habits for Lasting Wellness
Carrie Cox · 2026
Take the last first step you'll ever need to build a better you. Paleo. Keto. Atkins. Sugar Busters. The list of temporary diets is endless. The results, however, are limited. Innovative ideas for losing weight and feeling better may work for a while, but…
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by Josh Painter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
Josh Painter · 2022
What would you do if you had nothing holding you back? Many of us spend our lives on autopilot: work, bills, chores, sleep, repeat, in a never-ending cycle. We live the life that others expect us to, and not the life we desire. In Best Version Ever…
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by Chad Willardson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
Chad Willardson · 2022
At this level, you’ve created incredible wealth. You’ve built your business into something special. You’re busy, involved in many worthwhile endeavors. You’re a leader who people admire and come to for advice and help. You have made it! So what do you do now?…
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Ted Bradshaw · 2022
You’re an achiever. You get things done. You’re visionary, creative, and entrepreneurial, with twenty new ideas a week. You’re successful. So why do you feel like something’s missing? Creative, driven people have a hard time turning it off. You get ideas in…
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Simple Habits & Hacks for Being Happy, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise
Anthony Trupiano · 2022
You can have it all. Happiness, health, wealth, and wisdom, you do not have to compromise any one of these for the other. You can build a life of abundance. In Tenacious Abundance: Simple Habits & Hacks for Being Happy, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, Anthony…
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Jon Finn · 2022
Do you want to feel and do better? The biggest problem you face is that most self-help, training, and coaching is outdated and ineffective in our challenging world. Why? It’s NOT rooted in cutting-edge science about how your brain ACTUALLY works and what…
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Chris Prangley · 2022
In tech sales, every day is another chance to make a lasting impact. Your skill set and knowledge in an industry notorious for speed make you invaluable to customers seeking an edge over their competition and challenges. You want that same edge, but…
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How To Plan A Successful Week, Every Week
Carey Bentley · 2022
How can we be working harder yet still be falling behind? It doesn’t have to be that way. Productivity power couple Demir and Carey Bentley have shown more than 50,000 busy people how to take charge of the chaos with a groundbreaking methodology for…
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