Hyperfocus
How to Work Less and Achieve More
Will be published approx. on 10. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-0374-0194-7 (ISBN)
Description
The revolutionary half a million copy bestseller.
Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a transformative practical guide to managing your attention - the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life.
'The most productive man you'd ever hope to meet' - TED
In Hyperfocus, you will learn:
How working fewer hours can increase our productivity
How we get more done by making our work harder, not easier
How we do our best creative work when we're the most tired
Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today and we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little.
In Hyperfocus, productivity expert Chris Bailey provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention. He reveals how the brain switches between two mental modes - hyperfocus, our deep concentration mode, and scatterfocus, our creative, reflective mode - and how the surest path to being our most creative and efficient selves at work is to combine them both.
'Extraordinary' - David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things Done
'Incredible' - Vanessa Van Edwards, bestselling author of Captivate
'A lifeline' - James Citrin, bestselling author of The Career Playbook
Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a transformative practical guide to managing your attention - the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life.
'The most productive man you'd ever hope to meet' - TED
In Hyperfocus, you will learn:
How working fewer hours can increase our productivity
How we get more done by making our work harder, not easier
How we do our best creative work when we're the most tired
Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today and we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little.
In Hyperfocus, productivity expert Chris Bailey provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention. He reveals how the brain switches between two mental modes - hyperfocus, our deep concentration mode, and scatterfocus, our creative, reflective mode - and how the surest path to being our most creative and efficient selves at work is to combine them both.
'Extraordinary' - David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things Done
'Incredible' - Vanessa Van Edwards, bestselling author of Captivate
'A lifeline' - James Citrin, bestselling author of The Career Playbook
Reviews / Votes
An engaging book . . . Bailey teaches how to re-examine your tasks, determine your priorities and minimize interruptions * The New York Times * A must-read for readers seeking to regain control of their ability to concentrate * Publishers Weekly * Extraordinary [and] eye-opening -- David Allen, author of <i>Getting Things Done</i> Attention-grabbing . . . Chris Bailey offers actionable, data-driven insights for sharpening your focus - and finding the right moments to blur it -- Adam Grant, author of <i>Originals</i>, <i>Give and Take</i> and <i>Option B<i/> When you have read this book, get ready to do your most important work! -- Chris Guillebeau, author of <i>The $100 Startup</i>, <i>The Art of Non-Conformity</i> and <i>The Happiness of Pursuit</i> Let me guess. You're like me. You don't have time to read this book. Or any book! Who has time for books anymore? Well, that's perfect. Because it means you have the disease. And right now you're holding the cure -- Neil Pasricha, author of <i>The Book of Awesome</i> and <i>The Happiness Equation</i> I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to do more of what matters in a distracted world -- Laura Vanderkam, author of <i>What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast</i> and <i>168 Hours</i> I loved the book -- Greg McKeown, author of <i>Essentialism</i> Practical, well written and timely -- Shawn Achor, author of <i>The Happiness Advantage</i> and <i>Big Potential</i> A lifeline in a world in which we are all overwhelmed with too much to do and not enough time to do it. Read this book if you want a stress-relieving salve as well as a guarantee to improve both your productivity and happiness -- Jim Citrin, author of <i>The Career Playbook</i> Using all of the latest science, Bailey gives readers practical, incredible frameworks to change how you work -- Vanessa Van Edwards, author of <i>Captivate</i> Pay attention to Chris Bailey - this book is well worth the focus -- Peter Bregman, author of <i>18 Minutes</i> Hyperfocus takes decades of scientific insights and pairs them with practical application to show us all how best to manage and multiply our attention -- David Burkus, author of <i>Under New Management</i> and <i>Friend of a Friend</i> A fascinating guide to managing our attention . . . a wonderful toolbox full of practical and detailed best practices. I can't wait to give these ideas a try -- Kai-Fu Lee, Founder of Google China, Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures This book will appeal to a wide audience, from those in business to self-help seekers and busy parents * Booklist *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0374-0194-7 (9781037401947)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
09/2018
Macmillan
€16.99
Available for download
Person
Chris Bailey ran a year-long productivity project where he conducted intensive research, as well as dozens of productivity experiments on himself, to discover how to become as productive as possible. To date, he has written hundreds of articles on the subject and has garnered coverage in the media as diverse as the New York Times, Huffington Post, New York magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fast Company and Lifehacker. The author of Hyperfocus and The Productivity Project, Chris lives in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada.