Chris Bailey

How to Calm Your Mind is a practical guide on how to lead a less anxious life and become more productive in the process from Chris Bailey the bestselling author of Hyperfocus

"Hyperfocus", una guía práctica para manejar tu atención: el recurso más poderoso que tienes para hacer las cosas, ser más creativo y vivir una vida con sentidoNuestra atención nunca ha estado tan sobrecargada como lo esta en la actualidad. Nuestros cerebros se esfuerzan para realizar multiples tareas a la vez , mientras ocupamos cada momento de nuestras vidas hasta el limite con distracciones sin sentido.Las investigaciones neurocientificas mas recientes revelan que nuestro cerebro tiene dos poderosos modos de actuar cuando usamos nuestra atencion de manera efectiva: un modo enfocado (hyperfocus), que es la base para ser altamente productivos, y un modo creativo (scatterfocus), que nos permite conectar ideas de forma novedosa.A traves de la lectura de este libro, conseguiras identificar y tratar con los cuatro tipos clave de distraccion e interrupcion; estableceras un entorno fisico y mental claro en el cual trabajar; controlaras la motivacion y trabajaras menos horas para ser mas productivo; sabras hacer pausas intencionadamente y aprenderas cuando prestar atencion y cuando conviene dejar que tu mente divague.Reseñas:"Hyperfocus hace un trabajo admirable desentrañando las realidades, los obstaculos y las mejor

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a 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 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 The best productivity plans call for strategy not just hacks or tactics When you read this book get ready to do your most important work Chris Guillebeau author of Side Hustle

Hyperfocus vous apprend à vous concentrer sur une seule tâche et à accroître ainsi drastiquement votre productivité en utilisant votre capacité à vous reconcentrer quand votre pensée vagabonde.Lauteu

A fresh, personal, and entertaining exploration of a topic that concerns all of us: how to be more productive at work and in every facet of our lives. Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dreamto spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. After obtaining his business degree, he created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself, where he also continued his research and interviews with some of the worlds foremost experts, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen. Among the experiments that he tackled: Bailey went several weeks with getting by on little to no sleep; he cut out caffeine and sugar; he lived in total isolation for 10 days; he used his smartphone for just an hour a day for three months; he gained ten pounds of muscle mass; he stretched his work week to 90 hours; a late riser, he got up at 5:30 every morning for three monthsall the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work. The Productivity Projectand the lessons Chris learnedare the result of that year-long journey. Among the counterintuitive insights Chris Bailey will teach you: · slowing down to work more deliberately; · shrinking or eliminating the unimportant; · the rule of three; · striving for imperfection; · scheduling less time for important tasks; · the 20 second rule to distract yourself from the inevitable distractions; · and the concept of productive procrastination. In an eye-opening and thoroughly engaging read, Bailey offers a treasure trove of insights and over 25 best practices that will help you accomplish more.

From the author of Hyperfocus, a treasure trove of practical, science-backed strategies that reveal how the key to a less anxious life, and even greater productivity, is a calm state of mindAfter rebounding from his own burnout, Bailey devised a clear-eyed, concise method that marries science and self-help; hes equally proficient in probing the roles of serotonin and endorphins while charting concrete steps in chapters titled The Mindset of More and Heights of Stimulation. Slow down, breathe, and submerge into these pages. Oprah Daily A PENGUIN LIFE BOOKIt took an on-stage panic attack for productivity expert Chris Bailey to recognize how critical it is to invest in calm at the same time that we invest in becoming more productive. Productivity advice worksand we need it now more than everbut its just as vital that we develop our capacity for calm. By finding calm and overcoming anxiety, we dont just feel more comfortable in our own mindwe build a deeper, more expansive reservoir of energy to draw from throughout the day. The pursuit of calm ultimately leads us to become more engaged, focused, and deliberatewhile making us more satisfied with our lives. And because calm saves us time by making us more productive, we dont even need to feel guilty about the time we spend investing in it.How to Calm Your Mind is our crucial guide to achieving calm, navigating anxiety, and staving off burnout. It explains how our digital world drains us, and what we can do to abate the hidden sources of stress that burden our days. Bailey has learned to embrace the analog world and stimulation fasts, to use the science of savoring to become more focused and present, and to relax without guiltand he shows us how we can reclaim calm, too. In an anxious world, investing in calm might be the best productivity strategy around.

"A powerful guide to turning ambition into actionby focusing not on willpower but on what matters most."Charles Duhigg, author of Supercommunicators and The Power of HabitSetting goals is easy. Following through on them? A whole lot harder.It turns out, the secret to finishing what you start isnt sheer willpower or the latest productivity hack. Its becoming more intentional.With Intentional, bestselling author Chris Bailey distills a decade of deep research on productivity to deliver a profound, practical, and counterintuitive road map to getting things done. Forget extensive to-do lists and a never-ending workload. To reach your goals, you must structure your daily actions around whats most important to youand let go of the rest. This way, getting things done becomes second nature.Integrating the science of desire, values, and procrastination with the wisdom of Buddhist monks, Bailey lays out step-by-step strategies for intentional accomplishment, covering how to: Structure short-term goals to increase the likelihood of completion Make unappealing, boring, or frustrating tasks more attractive Lower the chance of procrastinating on long-term goals Create a system for tracking progres Know when a goal isnt for youand when its time to let it goWhat matters most to you? Intentional shows that the answer has the power to unlock not just greater productivity but a deeper and more satisfying sense of accomplishment.

This is no quaint voice from the Land of Anne. Suffused with our eras geist and angst, which have penetrated to the rural periphery, Bailey is a sharp-eyed, clarion-voiced witness. Richard LemmConfessional, candid, and insightful, Forecast: Pretty Bleak looks at life in rural PEI. These poems explore climate change, work, family, love, and the idea that sometimes all youve got is hope for better weather and favourable winds tomorrow.

A fun, interesting, and useful read! David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things DoneNearly all of us want to be more productive, but finding the method that works for you among the hundreds and hundreds of different tips, tricks and hacks can be a daunting prospect. After graduating college, Chris Bailey decided to dedicate a whole year to doing just that - experimenting with as many of the techniques as he could, and finding the things that work. Among the experiments that he undertook are: going several weeks on little to no sleep; cutting out caffeine and sugar; taking a daily siesta; living in total isolation for 10 days; stretching his workweek to 90 hours; and getting up at 5:30 every morning, all the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work. The results were often surprising! This book is the result of Chriss year-long journey, distilling the lessons he learned into a few core truths about how we get things done (or, indeed, dont). Among the many counterintuitive insights Chris discovered that had the biggest impact on his productivity were striving for imperfection; scheduling less time for important tasks; the 20 second rule to distract yourself from distractions; and the concept of productive procrastination. In this accessible and fun guide, Chris Bailey offers over 30 tried-and-tested best practices that will help everyone to accomplish more - and become more awesome.

From the bestselling author of Hyperfocus, productivity expert Chris Bailey, a new approach to finishing what you start.An important new contribution to the genre! Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Slow Productivity and Deep WorkA powerful guide to turning ambition into action Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and SupercommunicatorsMost of us have no problem setting goals. We know what we want, and we have a pretty good sense of what it takes to get it. But consistently making progress until weve reached that goal is the hard part.In Intentional, Chris Bailey presents a new and better way to accomplish your goals. It turns out, the secret to finishing what you start isnt willpower or the latest productivity hack its intentionality. Your deepest intentions are your greatest motivating force. By structuring your goals around the things that matter most to you, whether thats feeling secure in your job, having autonomy over your decisions or being in a community, getting things done becomes second nature.Drawing from the latest productivity research and packed full of practical strategies, Intentional will show you how to: Structure goals to increase the likelihood of completion Make unappealing, boring or frustrating tasks more attractive to do Lower the chance of procrastinating on long-term goals Create a system for tracking progress Know when a goal isnt for you and when its time to let it go. Finishing what you start is more possible than you think.The most productive man youd ever hope to meet TED

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a 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 youd ever hope to meet TEDIn 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 were the most tired Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today and weve never been so busy while accomplishing so little.In Hyperfocus, 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, author of Getting Things DoneThe best productivity plans call for strategy, not just hacks or tactics When you read this book, get ready to do your most important work! Chris Guillebeau, author of Side Hustle

By the author of How To Calm Your Mind, a practical guide to managing your attentionthe most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful lifeOur attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains struggle to multitask. Despite this, we feel compelled to do so anyway while we fill each moment of our lives to the brim with mindless distraction. Hyperfocus provides profound insights into how you can best take charge of your attention to achieve a greater sense of purpose and productivity throughout the day.The most recent neuroscientific research reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention effectively: a focused mode (hyperfocus), which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode (scatterfocus), which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps you access each of the two mental modes so you can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately every day. Chris Bailey examines such topics such as:identifying and dealing with the four key types of distraction and interruption; establishing a clear physical and mental environment in which to work; controlling motivation and working fewer hours to become more productive; taking time-outs with intention; multitasking strategically; and learning when to pay attention and when to let your mind wander wherever it wants to. By transforming how you think about your attention, Hyperfocus reveals that the more effectively you learn to take charge of it, the better youll be able to manage every aspect of your life.

52 Weeks of Newlywed Devotionals for Navigating a God-Centered MarriageMarriage is a journey of both hills and valleys, and newlyweds are just beginning this great adventure. By following Gods way and making him the center of their marriage from the start, couples can avoid rockier paths and create stronger foundations. In this spiritual and practical devotional, marriage coaches Chris and Jamie Bailey speak to the particular challenges that every newlywed couple faces and provide both inspiration and guidance.Newlywed Couples Devotional features: 52 Weekly Devotionals that explore common issues and themes every couple experiences, such as intimacy, love, commitment, household duties, finances, and more Everyday Scripture and Reflective Bible Studies that provide practical solutions to bringing marriages closer to God Action-Oriented Discussion Prompts that hold couples accountable for maintaining their God-anchored vows Weekly Prayers that are specific and relevant to the topics discussedWhether couples are just getting back from their honeymoons or renewing their vows, this timeless devotional offers essential navigation tools for finding Gods purpose in marriage.

The only Christian devotional on forgiveness offering weekly prayers and faith-based practices to heal and find a path toward a forgiving heart.Forgiveness isnt just a one-time decision, but a journey that none of us asked to go on. Whether you are wrestling with an offense, replaying painful memories, or dont know how to forgive and move forward, God is waiting and ready to lead you to the freedom that forgiveness offers. Through weekly devotions, prayers, and faith-based practices, Learning How to Forgive invites you to release pain to Him, process, and find a way forward. Authors and renowned Christian counselors Chris and Jamie Bailey use their professional and personal encounters of forgiveness to share encouraging messages of hope and assure you that God rejoices and dwells in a forgiving heart. Learning How to Forgive features:52 WEEKS OF SUPPORTIVE DEVOTIONS: Relatable biblical messages and honest prayers to accompany you on your forgiveness journey SCRIPTURE VERSES FULL OF GODS WISDOM: Carefully selected bible verses to comfort the wounded spirit FAITH-BASED EXERCISES FOR HEALING: Simple steps to draw you closer to the Lord and deepen your understanding of forgiveness through Gods will and love PRACTICAL GUIDANCE: Skills to incorporate into everyday life instantly and easily to reroute negative and cyclical thoughts TRUSTED CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS: Chris and Jamie Bailey, trained and established Christian counselors of Expedition Marriage, share the healing, abundant joy, and love that comes with thriving in Christ.

An accessible and easy-to-use mens devotional offering a year of scripture, prayers and wisdom. As a main supporter of their families, dads are pillars of strength. But sometimes they can get overwhelmed and stressed and require self-care. Mens Devotional for Dads by authors and renowned Christian counselors Chris and Jamie Bailey, helps all dads lean on God for strength and wisdom for the journey of fatherhood and beyond.Mens Devotional for Dads features:· 52 WEEKS OF PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONALS: A selection of powerful scripture and Gods truths makes sure that dad is spiritually covered for the whole year. Anecdotes and cases of real dads provide guidance on refocusing on God. Each devotional offers a prayer for Gods strength, wisdom, and healing for all seasons of fatherhood. · UPLIFTING AND INSPIRATIONAL AFFIRMATIONS: Each devotional starts with an affirmation that also serves as the devotional theme that reflects Gods truth · PROFESSIONAL CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS: Chris and Jamie Bailey have been married for more than 27 years and are renowned in their community for helping Christian marriages thrive. Their clients include fathers, and they have helped many dads find their best selves through the grace of God. They both have their Masters in Professional Counseling.

Esta nueva edición revisada de "Hyperfocus", resulta una guía práctica para manejar tu atención: el recurso más poderoso que tienes para hacer las cosas, ser más creativo y vivir una vida con sentidoNuestra atencion nunca ha estado tan sobrecargada como lo esta en la actualidad. Nuestros cerebros se esfuerzan para realizar multiples tareas a la vez , mientras ocupamos cada momento de nuestras vidas hasta el limite con distracciones sin sentido.Las investigaciones neurocientificas mas recientes revelan que nuestro cerebro tiene dos poderosos modos de actuar cuando usamos nuestra atencion de manera efectiva: un modo enfocado (hyperfocus), que es la base para ser altamente productivos, y un modo creativo (scatterfocus), que nos permite conectar ideas de forma novedosa.A traves de la lectura de este libro, conseguiras identificar y tratar con los cuatro tipos clave de distraccion e interrupcion; estableceras un entorno fisico y mental claro en el cual trabajar; controlaras la motivacion y trabajaras menos horas para ser mas productivo; sabras hacer pausas intencionadamente y aprenderas cuando prestar atencion y cuando conviene dejar que tu mente divague.Reseñas:"Hyperfocus hace un trabajo admirable desentrañando las realidades, los obstaculos y las mejores practicas para administrar el mundo sutil pero siempre presente de nuestra atencion consciente. Todos podemos mejorar en como, en cuando y en que nos enfocamos. Se trata de un informe extraordinario y revelador basado en la investigacion, cuya informacion nos ayudara a lograr una mayor satisfaccion en nuestras vidas. Bravo, Chris."DAVID ALLEN, autor de Organizate con eficacia"Ser mas productivo no significa administrar el tiempo; significa centrar la atencion. Te diria mas sobre eso, pero perdi el hilo de mis pensamientos. Afortunadamente, este atractivo libro esta aqui para ayudarnos. Chris Bailey ofrece informacion practica basada en datos para agudizar tu enfoque, asi como para encontrar los momentos adecuados para dispersarlo."ADAM GRANT, autor de Originales y Dar y Recibir; coautor de Opcion B con Sheryl Sandberg"Los mejores planes de productividad requieren estrategia, y no solamente trucos o tacticas. Hyperfocus te proporciona una gran cantidad de estrategias. Cuando leas este libro, ¡preparate para hacer tu trabajo mas importante!"CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, autor de The $100 Startup, The Art of Non-Conformity y The Happiness of Pursuit"Lei Hyperfocus en mi telefono ¡pero este libro me atrapo de tal modo que deje de revisar el correo electronico por completo! Recomiendo encarecidamente leer este libro a cualquiera que desee centrarse en lo realmente importante en un mundo repleto de distracciones."LAURA VANDERKAM, autora de Que hace la gente exitosa antes del desayuno y 168 Hours"Dejame adivinar. Eres como yo. No tienes tiempo para leer este libro. ¡O cualquier libro! ¿Quien tiene tiempo para leer libros? Bueno, eso es perfecto. Porque significa que tienes la enfermedad. Y ahora tienes la cura."NEIL PASRICHA, autor deThe Book of Awesome y La ecuacion de la felicidad.

A toolkit of accessible, science-backed strategies, How to Calm Your Mind reveals the path to a less anxious life, and even greater productivity, through calm. From the bestselling author of Hyperfocus.Chris Bailey, researcher and productivity expert, realized he had burnt out. He was pushing himself too hard, and came to see that productivity advice is useless without the mental space to use it.Productivity advice works and we need it now more than ever but its just as important that we also develop our capacity for calm. By finding calm and overcoming anxiety, we dont just feel more comfortable in our own skin, we invest in the missing piece that leads our efforts to become sustainable over time. We build a deeper, more expansive reservoir of energy to draw from throughout the day, and have greater mental resources at our disposal not only to do good work, but also to live a good life.Among the topics How to Calm Your Mind covers are:- How analogue and digital worlds affect calm and anxiety in different ways- How our desire for dopamine breeds anxiety- How hidden sources of stress can be tamed by a stimulation fast- How busyness is as much a state of mind as it is an actual state of lifeThe pursuit of calm ultimately leads us to become more engaged, focused and deliberate while making us more productive and satisfied with our lives overall. In an anxious world, achieving calm is the best lifehack around.A clear-eyed, concise method that marries science and self-help Oprah Daily

En un mundo hiperactivo, invertir en la calma es la mejor estrategia de productividad que existe. De este modo, conseguimos estar más comprometidos, centrados y reflexivos, a la vez que hace que seamos mas productivos y que estemos mas satisfechos con nuestras vidas. Los consejos sobre productividad son utiles, pero tambien es vital que desarrollemos nuestra capacidad de alcanzar la calma. Cuando el experto en productividad Chris Bailey descubrio que estaba estresado y agotado, se dio cuenta de que necesitaba aprender a controlar las situaciones y tomarse un descanso. Este libro ofrece un conjunto de estrategias accesibles, basadas en la experiencia y que muestran como el camino hacia una mayor productividad pasa directamente por la calma. Al encontrar la calma y superar la ansiedad, invertimos en la pieza que falta para que nuestros esfuerzos sean sostenibles. De este modo somos capaces de disponer de una enorme reserva de energia de la que sacar provecho a lo largo del dia.

Un devocional accesible y fácil de usar que ofrece un año de Escrituras, oración y sabiduríaComo principales sostenedores económicos de sus familias, los padres son pilares de fortaleza. Cuando la vida los abruma y estresa, necesitan de ayuda adicional y de autocuidado. El Devocional para padres, escrito por los autores y renombrados consejeros cristianos, Chris y Jamie Bailey, ayuda a que estos padres puedan apoyarse en Dios cuando necesiten de fuerza y sabiduria para transitar el camino de la paternidad y mucho mas.El Devocional para padres incluye: 52 SEMANAS DE ORACIONES Y DEVOCIONES: Esta seleccion de poderosos pasajes de las Escrituras y verdades de Dios, se aseguran de que las necesidades espirituales de papa esten cubiertas todo el año. AFIRMACIONES INSPIRADORAS: Cada devocion comienza con una afirmacion, la cual tambien sirve como el tema de la devocion que refleja la verdad de Dios. CONSEJEROS CRISTIANOS PROFESIONALES: Chris y Jamie Bailey llevan casados mas de veintiocho años, y son reconocidos en su comunidad por ayudar a los matrimonios cristianos a prosperar. Varios de sus clientes son padres que buscan apoyo. Chris y Jamie han ayudado a muchos de esos papas a encontrar su mejor version a traves de la gracia de Dios. Tanto Chris como Jamie, tienen maestrias en Consejeria Profesional.

En un mundo hiperactivo, invertir en la calma es la mejor estrategia de productividad que existe. De este modo, conseguimos estar más comprometidos, centrados y reflexivos, a la vez que hace que seamos mas productivos y que estemos mas satisfechos con nuestras vidas. Los consejos sobre productividad son utiles, pero tambien es vital que desarrollemos nuestra capacidad de alcanzar la calma.Cuando el experto en productividad Chris Bailey descubrio que estaba estresado y agotado, se dio cuenta de que necesitaba aprender a controlar las situaciones y tomarse un descanso. Este libro ofrece un conjunto de estrategias accesibles, basadas en la experiencia y que muestran como el camino hacia una mayor productividad pasa directamente por la calma.Al encontrar la calma y superar la ansiedad, invertimos en la pieza que falta para que nuestros esfuerzos sean sostenibles. De este modo somos capaces de disponer de una enorme reserva de energia de la que sacar provecho a lo largo del dia.