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I’m always looking for good productivity tips to stay productive in my home and business. I’ve read a lot of books on the topic and wanted to share a few of them today. So, in no particular order, here are 5 of my top productivity books.

Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less by Michael Hyatt

From Amazon, “In Free to Focus, New York Times bestselling author Michael Hyatt reveals to readers nine proven ways to win at work so they are finally free to succeed at the rest of life–their health, relationships, hobbies, and more. He helps readers redefine their goals, evaluate what’s working, cut out the nonessentials, focus on the most important tasks, manage their time and energy, and build momentum for a lifetime of success.”

I’m still working my way through this one, but I had to include it because it has already had some great insights on structuring our days and times well. Not only for work – but for our entire lives. 

Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff

 From Amazon, “The strategies in this book are counterintuitive and might feel like cheating. But they’re based on studies conducted by a university researcher with hundreds of participants. You might not guess that having more fun, eliminating your secret rules, and choosing something to bomb intentionally works. But the data says otherwise. People who have fun are 43 percent more successful! Imagine if your diet, guitar playing, or small business was 43 percent more suc­cessful just by following a few simple principles.

If you’re tired of being a chronic starter and want to become a consistent finisher, you have two options: You can continue to beat yourself up and try harder, since this time that will work. Or you can give yourself the gift of done.”

This isn’t your average goal-setting book. I love Jon’s super realistic approach that has helped so many people actually achieve the goals they set.

Here are a couple of my favorite quotes: 

“The finish line isn’t scary when you realize it’s also a starting line for the next thing. It’s not the end, it’s just a different kind of beginning.”

“Choosing a goal you believe will be enjoyable increases your likelihood of satisfaction by 31 percent.”

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

From Amazon, “Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots.”

If you’re looking for a full system, Getting Things Done is pretty great. You can also find all sorts of accompanying resources, like Trello boards, to help you easily implement the system.

Here are a couple of my favorite quotes: 

“Your life is more complex than any single system can describe or coordinate, but the GTD methodology creates a coherent model for placeholding key elements, which still require attention, being kept current, and being reviewed in a coordinated way.”

“Something automatic and extraordinary happens in your mind when you create and focus on a clear picture of what you want.”

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

From Amazon, “If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you’ll get a proven system that can take you to new heights”

Another one that I’m not quite done with but just had to include because it’s so amazing! No wonder this book is so popular. It just has so much good information on habits. The book is both interesting and practical so you can actually apply what you’re learning.

Here are a couple of my favorite quotes: 

“Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if you’re willing to stick with them for years.”

“Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. The same way that money multiplies through compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them. They seem to make little difference on any given day and yet the impact they deliver over the months and years can be enormous. It is only when looking back two, five, or perhaps ten years later that the value of good habits and the cost of bad ones becomes strikingly apparent.”

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller

From Amazon, “In The ONE Thing, you’ll learn to * cut through the clutter * achieve better results in less time * build momentum toward your goal * dial down the stress * overcome that overwhelmed feeling * revive your energy * stay on track * master what matters to you The ONE Thing delivers extraordinary results in every area of your life–work, personal, family, and spiritual. WHAT’S YOUR ONE THING?”

If you’re feeling scattered and overwhelmed, you need to read this book. It’s all about how to narrow your focus so that you can make more progress. It includes this amazing concept about how finding the one things that makes everything else easier or unnecessary. 

Here are a couple of my favorite quotes: 

“Going small” is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do. It’s recognizing that not all things matter equally and finding the things that matter most.”

“The majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do.”

That wraps up my top 5 list of favorite productivity books. Reading is one of the best things you can do to uplevel your mindset, productivity, and more. 

Have you read any of these books? What’s your favorite productivity read?