Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

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This book challenged me to think about my own life choices and how I’m prioritising my work, relationships, and other goals. But I know that I’m immensely lucky to have the company, the YouTube channel, this blog and everything that that has brought with it. Download a list of 100+ books that all the wonderful guests of the Deep Dive podcast recommended me and my listeners to check out. Here, he reveals everything he has learnt from a decade studying the secrets of feeling better and achieving more.

There is also a continuation of this book from the same author (Covey), "The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness". We have to balance the pursuit of aspirations and goals with taking advantage of unanticipated opportunities. It also thinks of people as just another piece of a system from which more and more widgets are made. The real point of doing anything is to be happy, so only do what makes you happy and isn’t that the best sentiment to end this post on?I've also been a guest on a few podcasts like Diary of a CEO, Smart Passive Income, and the School of Greatness.

What this book is particularly adept at is showing how many people sacrifice their lives to the idea of retirement – Ferriss refers to these people as deferrers – putting off any form of pleasure and enduring a 30/40 year career.I’m most familiar with Silicon Valley, but generally, people will forgive failures as long as you were honest and made a high-integrity effort.

But Sivers ascribes to a different philosophical approach – pursue hobbies, businesses, side-hustles if they make you happy. By contrast, positive emotions boost our creativity and build up our emotional and mental resources in the long-term. Ali introduces the science of doing less to achieve more and the art of zooming out to gain clarity on what truly matters.A nuanced guide to productivity that will unlock more honest conversations about our relationship to work. And he will tell the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians and Nobel-winning scientists who have used feel-good productivity to beat procrastination, overcome burnout and achieve lasting fulfilment.

I realized that if I can find a way to make my work feel good, if I can find a way to make it fun, make it feel more like an adventure, make it feel more enjoyable, then I generate energy, and I'm more productive.

We're all doing creative things that involve using our brain and sort of synthesizing sources from multiple different ways or working on projects that are maybe not quite explicitly defined. All the productivity tips and tricks – such as outsourcing to remote workers – have all helped enormously in enabling the company to grow for the past 7 years. As a fellow avid reader, I appreciate your thoughtfulness in curating a diverse selection that covers personal growth, business, philosophy, and even fiction. Don’t worry about the status we’ve achieved; worry about the individuals we’ve helped become better people.