{"id":58078,"date":"2022-02-20T07:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T11:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=58078"},"modified":"2022-02-26T19:11:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T23:11:59","slug":"hyperfocus-how-to-work-less-to-achieve-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hyperfocus-how-to-work-less-to-achieve-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is Chris Bailey&#8217;s <em>Hyperfocus<\/em> about? What is the key message to take away from the book? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world full of distractions, most modern-day knowledge workers believe that the secret to productivity lies in your ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-time-efficiently\/\">manage your time<\/a>. In 2018\u2019s <em>Hyperfocus: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-work-less-and-live-more\/\">How to Work Less<\/a> to Achieve More<\/em>, productivity expert Chris Bailey presents an alternate hypothesis: The key to becoming the most productive, creative version of yourself lies not in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/peter-drucker-time-management\/\">managing your time<\/a>, but in managing your attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s our review of <em>Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More<\/em> by Chris Bailey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hyperfocus-how-to-work-less-to-achieve-more\"><em>Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In his book <em>Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More<\/em>, Bailey teaches two main methods of managing your attention. First, he presents several strategies to help you \u201chyperfocus,\u201d or single-task, so that you can be as productive as possible. Then, he presents several strategies to help you \u201cscatterfocus,\u201d or intentionally mind-wander so you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-become-more-creative\/\">be more creative<\/a> and have more energy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-author\">About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Bailey is a Canadian productivity expert. His first book, 2016\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/253099\/the-productivity-project-by-chris-bailey\/\"><em>The Productivity Project<\/em><\/a>, was a Canadian non-fiction bestseller that chronicled the year-long productivity experiment Bailey undertook during his post-university sabbatical. Bailey also chronicled the experiment on his blog, which he continues under the name \u201cA Life of Productivity.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Chris Bailey:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/chrisbailey.ca\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/\">A Life of Productivity Blog<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Bailey\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chrbailey\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-book-s-publication\">The Book\u2019s Publication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/557462\/biased-by-jennifer-l-eberhardt-phd\/\">Viking Penguin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Published in 2018, <em>Hyperfocus<\/em> is Bailey\u2019s second book.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-book-s-intellectual-context\">The Book\u2019s Intellectual Context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More<\/em> came out in the late 2010s, a time during which many authors were writing about how to focus in a world increasingly driven to distraction. Bailey\u2019s own <em>The Productivity Project<\/em> came out in 2016, as did Cal Newport\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/deep-work\/1-page-summary\"><em>Deep Work<\/em><\/a>, which shares tips on how to deeply focus on work. Nir Eyal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/indistractable\/1-page-summary\"><em>Indistractable<\/em><\/a>, which also suggests strategies for doing focused work, came out in 2019\u2014just one year after <em>Hyperfocus<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-book-s-critical-reception\">The Book\u2019s Critical Reception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Online reviewers who appreciate the book like how actionable Bailey\u2019s advice is. They also appreciate that he cites substantial research for his ideas. Additionally, they like his tone, which they find easy to understand and not too stuffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online reviewers who dislike the book primarily feel that Bailey repeats too many ideas he\u2019d already shared in his first book, <em>The Productivity Project. <\/em>Some also find the book elitist due to some assumptions Bailey makes about his readers\u2014like that they have a lot of control over their own schedules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commentary-on-the-book-s-approach\">Commentary on the Book\u2019s Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More<\/em> teaches you how to manage your attention partly by explaining the neuroscience of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-does-attention-work\/\">how attention works<\/a>. Bailey gained this knowledge by reading scientific papers extensively\u2014and perhaps in an attempt to simplify these papers for the layperson, he created unique words to refer to common concepts, such as \u201cscatterfocus,\u201d and \u201cattentional space.\u201d While well-intentioned, Bailey&#8217;s terms don&#8217;t exactly match those neuroscientists and other experts use, which sometimes makes it difficult to know what scientifically-backed concept he\u2019s referencing when he\u2019s using his own terminology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bailey\u2019s simplification of the neuroscience of attention also manifests in imprecise (or absent) explanations of why or how these scientific phenomena work. This tendency weakens his argument: It\u2019s not always clear how he came to a conclusion, and he often doesn\u2019t explicitly address potential counterarguments. For example, he argues that if you develop a regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/eckhart-tolle-meditation-mindfulness\/\">meditation<\/a> practice, you\u2019ll increase how often you deliberately direct your attention\u2014but he never explains <em>why <\/em>that might be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As discussed, many online reviewers complained that <em>Hyperfocus<\/em> was too similar to <em>A Productivity Project\u2014<\/em>and indeed, most of Bailey\u2019s conclusions in the first half of <em>Hyperfocus<\/em> reflect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/productivity-tips\/\">productivity techniques<\/a> that may be familiar to fans of productivity books. The second half of Bailey\u2019s book, which focuses on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/scatterfocus\/\">intentional mind-wandering<\/a> and how it benefits creativity, is more unique, but it also reflects ideas in previously published texts: Notably, <em>A Mind for Numbers<\/em> shares a similar technique for accessing creativity, although it is geared towards students instead of businesspeople.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commentary-on-the-book-s-organization\">Commentary on the Book\u2019s Organization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bailey begins his book with a few introductory chapters that explain his interest in focus, his approach in the book, and several strategies his reader can use to focus better on the book itself. He then splits the book into two parts. In Part 1, Bailey describes the neuroscience of how your attention works, explains what hyperfocus is, and shares several strategies for accessing it. 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