Books are a productivity “cheat code.” In a few hours or days, you can learn something the author took a lifetime to figure out.
The books you read don’t have to be life-changing — a good book can just be a good book, and sometimes, you never know when the dots will connect, even years later.
In this episode, we share six books that resonated with us and we think you should read this year.
You can find links to everything we share in the show notes by going to https://theproductivityshow.com.
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- Top 3 Productivity Resources [2:14]
- Our recommended books: Round 1 [8:00]
- Our recommended books: Round 2 [21:48]
- Our recommended books: Round 3 [31:24]
Links:
- 25X Productivity Coaching
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
- Four Thousand Weeks: How to Live a Meaningful Life with Limited Time (TPS468)
- The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results
- Foundation and Empire
- Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
- Watch Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
- Productivity Workflows and Strategies Alice Ferris (TPS399)
- Living with More Ikigai – Presented by Alice Ferris
- A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony
- 5: Where will you be five years from today?
- Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
- Mindfulness in Plain English
- Mindfulness in Plain English (online)
- Back to Work Episode 3: The Second Arrow
- Calm
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
- Kafka on the Shore
- A Wild Sheep Chase
- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
- Norwegian Wood
- Productivity Academy
- The Productivity Show on Youtube
- The Productivity Show Youtube Clips
- Become a member of TPS+
- Take the Productivity Quiz
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