There are a lot of books about productivity out there. Teaching you how to use planners, how to set up your days, how to organize your time. None of these really worked well for me.

I had whole days or weeks planned out, but would still use the trick of finding "important" things to do so I could continue finding excuses to procrastinate on more important things (oh hello taxes, my old friend!)

Fast forward to the most refreshing book I've come across recently: "The Anti-Planner - How to Get Sh*t Done When You Don't Feel Like It" by Dani Donovan.

Why I love this book:

• It gives you several strategies and techniques to overcome common obstacles to getting things done depending on how you're feeling:

  • stuck;

  • overwhelmed;

  • unmotivated;

  • distracted;

  • discouraged.

• The strategies are mostly one-pagers that are easy to do and are great to get you started working on that thing you've pushing off.

• It is beautifully made and illustrated: not only the content is great and easy to follow but it is also visually appealing, keeping you engaged throughout.

If you ever struggle with getting things started, have anxiety to get things done, feel guilt for procrastinating or just plain simple don't feel like doing things now and then, I can't recommend this book enough!

(And if you've read it, do you agree? What other book would you recommend?)