Hyperfocus: How to Work Less and Achieve More by Chris Bailey - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781509866137
Publisher: Pan (Pan Macmillan)

Overview
Hyperfocus: How to Work Less and Achieve More is Chris Bailey's practical guide to managing the most valuable resource we have: our attention. Drawing on neuroscience and his own year-long productivity experiments, Bailey shows how to switch between two mental modes - focused "hyperfocus" and reflective "scatterfocus" - to do more meaningful work and feel less overwhelmed.

About the Book
In an age of constant notifications and competing demands, Chris Bailey argues that attention, not time, is the true currency of productivity. Hyperfocus sets out a clear framework for working smarter: hyperfocus, the state of deep, single-minded concentration that lets you power through complex or important tasks, and scatterfocus, a more relaxed, wandering mode of attention that unlocks creativity, planning and problem-solving. Bailey explains why shorter, deliberately structured bursts of concentrated effort often outperform long, unfocused hours at a desk, and why deliberately making certain tasks a little harder can actually sharpen focus and improve results. He also explores why our best creative thinking often happens when tired, offering ways to harness low-energy moments productively.

Told with humour and plenty of real-world experiments, the book moves beyond generic productivity advice to give readers a genuinely practical system they can apply the same day. Chapters build from understanding attention, to training hyperfocus, to using scatterfocus for creativity, making it easy to apply ideas immediately. Whether managing a demanding job, studying, or simply reclaiming headspace from digital distraction, Hyperfocus offers a grounded, evidence-based approach to working less while achieving more.

Key Benefits

• Clear, actionable techniques for improving concentration and reducing distraction
• Explains the science of attention in accessible, jargon-free language
• Practical experiments you can try immediately at work, home or study
• Helps unlock creativity by making better use of "scatterfocus" downtime
• Great for busy professionals, students, parents and anyone feeling overwhelmed
• Makes a thoughtful gift for colleagues, graduates or anyone starting a new role

About the Author
Chris Bailey is a Canadian productivity expert, speaker and writer known for dedicating a full year to testing productivity strategies on himself, an experiment that became the basis for his bestselling book The Productivity Project. He has since written Hyperfocus and How to Calm Your Mind, with his work translated into more than 40 languages. Bailey writes and speaks internationally on attention and focus, and his practical, experiment-driven approach has made him a trusted voice for readers looking to work smarter rather than simply harder.

Why You'll Love This Productivity Guide
Hyperfocus turns complex attention research into simple, everyday techniques that actually work. It's honest, funny and free of hustle-culture clichés - a book you'll want to keep close by and revisit whenever focus slips.

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