the productivity project by chris bailey

Although this might be the case for menial jobs, Bailey argues that it is not the case for more conceptual work.

If you were asked to close your eyes and visualize a very productive person, you might imagine someone working at a fast pace, jumping from task to task, never missing a beat. The result of the project is his book, which condenses all of his findings into one quick and easy read. Upon graduating from university, he rejected two promising job offers, deciding instead to independently research and experiment with productivity techniques, testing to see which ones were most effective. “While some people have normal interests like sports, music, and cooking,” Bailey writes, “as strange as it might sound, I have always been obsessed with becoming as productive as possible” (loc. What business did he have claiming to be a productivity expert? He had never owned a home, been married, had children, or worked full-time apart from school.

When he wrote The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention and Energy, he was a recent university graduate in his mid-twenties, with no income. $17.44, hardcover $13.99, Kindle.) Citations are to the Kindle version.Ĭhris Bailey probably wouldn’t be the first person you’d think to turn to for advice on productivity. A review of The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention and Energy, by Chris Bailey (Toronto: Random House Canada, 2016.

The productivity project by chris bailey