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

One of the greatest struggles of the 21st century is the ability to focus and acheive extraordinary results. This is especially true in the modern era, where technology is all around us, and it often feels like life is pulling us in multiple directions.

Michael Hyatt, bestselling author and world-renowned speaker and serial entrepreneur, offers readers an essential solution with his seminal book Free To Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less. In the book, Health shares his techniques and insights on effective focus, which he has developed over the course of his successful career.

The main message of Free To Focus is that any and all productivity gains come from focusing your attention and energy on the right tasks, at the right time, in the right way. By staying focused, productivity increases exponentially. To help you abide by this principle, Hyatt offers a three-step system for mastering and sustaining your focus.

The first step is to clarify your purpose. In order to achieve your goals, you must have a clear, vivid picture of what success looks like for you. Hyatt outlines a three-step process for clarifying your purpose and gaining an understanding of who you are and what you want to achieve. He insists that this exercise is essential for clarity and focus and underpins his productivity system.

The second step is to prioritize what matters. In this step, Hyatt explains how to create a master list of tasks and then prioritize them in order of importance and urgency. This step is essential for combating decision fatigue and allows you to make conscious, thoughtful decisions about which tasks will move you forward towards your purpose.

The last step is to practice sustained focus. Practicing sustained focus helps eliminate distractions, enabling you to get more done in a shorter amount of time. Hyatt examines the power of removing distractions and prioritizing the most important tasks first. He suggests strategies such as batching related tasks together and setting aside dedicated blocks of focus time.

Free To Focus an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to increase their productivity and focus, and achieve their goals. With Hyatt’s no-nonsense approach and actionable strategies, readers will soon master the art of sustained focus and produtivity that will help them push towards their goals.