January 30, 2023

My Favorite Productivity Books For 2023 Featuring Jeff Sieh

1 hour 2 minutes

This week I’m joined by my friend Jeff Sieh of Social Media News Live to talk through the top productivity books for 2023. With the new year well underway I wanted to take the time to compile and curate a list of my favorite productivity books of the past year and share them with listeners. In this episode Jeff and I break down my list and share some of the many tips and takeaways that these books have given us. In addition Jeff and I discuss some of the highlights from the various authors' appearances on the show while offering up opinions on how each book benefits the different aspects of our productivity.

All books in the list below are available for purchase at: BeyondTheToDoList.com/books

The Daily Creative: Find Your Inspiration to Spark Creative Energy and Fight Burnout by Todd Henry

The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business by John Jantsch

The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life by Allison Fallon

Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte

The Laws of Creativity: Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius by Joey Cofone

Creativity Inc.

The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done by Kendra Adachi

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before by Kendra Adachi

Win at Work and Succeed at Life: 5 Principles to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork by Michael Hyatt and Meghan Hyatt-Miller

Your New Playlist: The Student's Guide to Tapping into the Superpower of Mindset by Jon Acuff

The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Moran

Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done - Charlie Gilkey

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink

Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most by Greg McKeown

How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times by Chris Bailey

Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters by Laura Vanderkam

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal

List of episodes mentioned on this week's show:

Todd Henry on the Daily Practice of Creativity

John Jantsch on Resilience, Perseverance and Perspective

Allison Fallon on the Power of Writing for Clarity, Confidence and Purpose

Tiago Forte on Building a Second Brain to Free Our Minds

Joey Cofone on Applying the Laws of Creativity to Unlock Your Creative Genius

Kendra Adachi on Prioritizing the Things That Matter

Megan Hyatt Miller on How To Win at Work & Succeed At Life

Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller on Mindset and Controlling the Narrative

Jon Acuff on Teaching Teenagers to Remix Their Mindset to Reshape Their Reality

Charlie Gilkey on How to Start Finishing Projects in Your Life and Go From 'Idea' to Done!

Daniel Pink on Optimizing Your Day, Optimal Timing for Tasks and Maximizing Breaks

Greg Mckeown on Making Essential Activities Easy

Chris Bailey on How a Calm Mind Increases Productivity

Laura Vanderkam on Making Time for What Matters

Cal Newport on Digital Minimalism

Nir Eyal on Overcoming Internal and External Distractions

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