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the best productivity books

The productivity and time-management books most often recommended by founders, knowledge workers, and the productivity-systems community. Hand-curated canon spanning Deep Work, Atomic Habits, GTD, and the modern attention-economy reads.

30 books, ranked by how many of the 4,800 notable readers in our index have publicly recommended each one.

52 people
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear · 2018
52 recommenders
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47 people
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Timothy Ferriss · 2007
47 recommenders
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37 people
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield · 2003
37 recommenders
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34 people
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown · 2014
34 recommenders
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34 people
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol S. Dweck · 2006
34 recommenders
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29 people
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey · 2004
29 recommenders
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29 people
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg · 2012
29 recommenders
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25 people
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport · 2016
25 recommenders
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20 people
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen · 2002
20 recommenders
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19 people
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Nir Eyal · 2019
19 recommenders
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19 people
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
Peter F. Drucker · 2006
19 recommenders
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14 people
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results
Gary Keller · 2013
14 recommenders
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13 people
ReWork: (Vermilion Life Essentials)
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson · 2010
13 recommenders
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12 people
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink · 2009
12 recommenders
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9 people
The ONE Thing
Gary Keller & Jay Papasan · 2001
9 recommenders
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8 people
Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
Paul Jarvis · 2019
8 recommenders
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5 people
The War of Art Winning the Inner Creative Battle
Steven Pressfield · 2003
5 recommenders
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4 people
Atomic Habits
James Clear · 2022
4 recommenders
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2 people
Eat That Frog!
Brian Tracy · 2007
2 recommenders
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2 people
Free to Focus
Michael Hyatt · 2019
2 recommenders
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1 person
Deep Work: Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport · 2016
1 recommender
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1 person
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones · 2009
1 recommender
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1 person
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown: Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
Instaread · 2015
1 recommender
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1 person
Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction
Chris Bailey · 2019
1 recommender
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1 person
Make Time
Jake Knapp · 2018
1 recommender
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1 person
Slow Productivity
Cal Newport · 2024
1 recommender
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1 person
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cal Newport · 2024
1 recommender
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1 person
The 12 Week Year
Brian P. Moran · 2013
1 recommender
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1 person
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook
Stephen R. Covey · 2003
1 recommender
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1 person
The One Thing Holding You Back
Raphael Cushnir · 2008
1 recommender
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