Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint comes ?a unique and engaging read about a proven habit framework [that] readers can apply to each day? (Insider, Best Books to Form New Habits).?If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.?Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of HabitNobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings! or got to work in the morning and thought, Today Ill spend hours on Facebook! Yet thats exactly what we do. Why?In a world where information refreshes endlessly and the workday feels like a race to react to other peoples priorities faster, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasnt mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? Thats what this book is about.As creators of Google Ventures renowned design sprint, Jake and John have helped hundreds of teams solve important problems by changing how they work. Building on the success of these sprints and their experience designing ubiquitous tech products from Gmail to YouTube, they spent years experimenting with their own habits and routines, looking for ways to help people optimize their energy, focus, and time. Now theyve packaged the most effective tactics into a fourstep daily framework that anyone can use to systematically design their days. Make Time is not a onesizefitsall formula. Instead, it offers a customizable menu of bitesize tips and strategies that can be tailored to individual habits and lifestyles.Make Time isnt about productivity, or checking off more todos. Nor does it propose unrealistic solutions like throwing out your smartphone or swearing off social media. Making time isnt about radically overhauling your lifestyle; its about making small shifts in your environment to liberate yourself from constant busyness and distraction.A mustread for anyone who has ever thought, If only there were more hours in the day..., Make Time will help you stop passively reacting to the demands of the modern world and start intentionally making time for the things that matter.