Less Doing, More Living: Make Everything in Life Easier - Ari Meisel

My nr one recommendation to everyone interested in productivity. Ari is famous for being "the most productive person in the world," managing a thriving 7-figure business while only working 20 minutes a week.

In this book, you will learn how you can be as productive as him, using nine principles

• 80/20
• External brain
• Customization
• Choose your workweek
• Stop running errands
• Finances
• Organization
• Batching
• Wellness

I've made a Twitter thread summarizing the book here.

The Replaceable Founder - Ari Meisel

If you are a start-up founder, you want to fire yourself from every role so you can do what you do best, furthering the company's perspective.

Ari Meisel's business teaches you how to accomplish the automation, delegation, and outsourcing, condensed in this book.

The 4 Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss

The classic bestseller about lifestyle design, productivity, and freedom. Drawing from Tim's experience with starting his automated businesses, he gives you a roadmap on how you can liberate yourself from the income and travel the world. Fifteen years later, this book is highly relevant.

I've made a Twitter thread summarizing the four-step process (DEAL) and its modern applications here.

Anything You Want - Derek Sivers

Derek Sivers is the most unique, witty, and creative entrepreneur on the planet. In 1998 he founded CD Baby, a casual hobby that came to dominate the music industry. This book contains 40 lessons from this experience (as well as the exit later).

You can find my Twitter thread summarizing all lessons here.

Indistractable - Nir Eyal

If you are like the rest of the world, you tend to be highly distracted. Thankfully, this book gives you a step-by-step guide for controlling the urges. If you are serious about your attention and sanity, I highly recommend this one.

Once again, you can find a summarizing Twitter thread here.