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Self-Disciplined Producer: Develop a Powerful Work Ethic, Improve Your Focus, and Produce Better Results
Short. To the Point. To Help High Performers Become Even More Productive
Results are what matter the most to you. You want to be a reliable producer of value in your chosen whether it’s your career, business, sports, studies, non-profit endeavors, or any other undertaking requiring intense focus.
You’d like to learn how to become more productive, but your time is precious, and you don’t have time for a five-hundred-page book only to discover that you can summarize it with two sentences.
If that’s you, Self-Disciplined Producer is for you. Written with high performers in mind, it’s a concise guide covering the most effective techniques to build self-control, improve your productivity and deliver consistent results day in, and day out. In about an hour and a half of reading you’ll
- a confusingly simple strategy of an American novelist and screenwriter that can help you overcome one habit that is most harming your productivity,
- how distractions can make you more eager to get to work,
- three strategies to ensure that you always finish what you started instead of leaving all your projects half-finished,
- five strategies to embrace delayed gratification and become more patient with the process so that you won’t give up prematurely,
- a fun mental exercise to help you identify the most important task and reduce time spent on less meaningful activities,
- a principle developed in the 14th century by an English philosopher that can help you simplify your workday and become more productive,
- a law humorously invented by a British naval historian that can help you perform your most important tasks in half the time usually needed to get them done,
- six methods to recharge for higher productivity—because without a proper rest protocol you’ll be unlikely to ever operate at an optimal level.
The author of Self-Disciplined Producer has been using these techniques to help him publish sixteen books, create four video courses with over 25,000 enrolled students in total, and translate his books into ten languages—all in the span of two years and a half.
If you’re eager to learn how to double, triple, or even quadruple your productivity, don’t hesitate any longer. Invest an amount equivalent to what you pay for a cup of coffee, apply the teachings from this book to your workday and reap the benefits that might lead to thousandfold or higher returns.
Results are what matter the most to you. You want to be a reliable producer of value in your chosen whether it’s your career, business, sports, studies, non-profit endeavors, or any other undertaking requiring intense focus.
You’d like to learn how to become more productive, but your time is precious, and you don’t have time for a five-hundred-page book only to discover that you can summarize it with two sentences.
If that’s you, Self-Disciplined Producer is for you. Written with high performers in mind, it’s a concise guide covering the most effective techniques to build self-control, improve your productivity and deliver consistent results day in, and day out. In about an hour and a half of reading you’ll
- a confusingly simple strategy of an American novelist and screenwriter that can help you overcome one habit that is most harming your productivity,
- how distractions can make you more eager to get to work,
- three strategies to ensure that you always finish what you started instead of leaving all your projects half-finished,
- five strategies to embrace delayed gratification and become more patient with the process so that you won’t give up prematurely,
- a fun mental exercise to help you identify the most important task and reduce time spent on less meaningful activities,
- a principle developed in the 14th century by an English philosopher that can help you simplify your workday and become more productive,
- a law humorously invented by a British naval historian that can help you perform your most important tasks in half the time usually needed to get them done,
- six methods to recharge for higher productivity—because without a proper rest protocol you’ll be unlikely to ever operate at an optimal level.
The author of Self-Disciplined Producer has been using these techniques to help him publish sixteen books, create four video courses with over 25,000 enrolled students in total, and translate his books into ten languages—all in the span of two years and a half.
If you’re eager to learn how to double, triple, or even quadruple your productivity, don’t hesitate any longer. Invest an amount equivalent to what you pay for a cup of coffee, apply the teachings from this book to your workday and reap the benefits that might lead to thousandfold or higher returns.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 6, 2018
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About the author
Martin Meadows
48 books224 followersMartin Meadows is the pen name of an author who has dedicated his life to personal growth. He constantly reinvents himself by making drastic changes in his life. Over the years, he has: regularly fasted for over 40 hours, taught himself two foreign languages, lost over 30 pounds in 12 weeks, ran several businesses in various industries, took ice-cold showers and baths, lived on a small tropical island in a foreign country for several months, and wrote 400-page long novel's worth of short stories in one month.
Yet, self-torture is not his passion. Martin likes to test his boundaries to discover how far his comfort zone goes. His findings (based both on his personal experience and scientific studies) help him improve his life. If you're interested in pushing your limits and learning how to become the best version of yourself, you'll love Martin's works.
Yet, self-torture is not his passion. Martin likes to test his boundaries to discover how far his comfort zone goes. His findings (based both on his personal experience and scientific studies) help him improve his life. If you're interested in pushing your limits and learning how to become the best version of yourself, you'll love Martin's works.
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March 8, 2018
Most of this advice I already knew, but I enjoyed the way it was presented: matter of fact, with the science explaining why it works and immediately actionable. It's a very short read, but that is an advantage.
July 22, 2020
There's good useful advice in here. I'm not sure how much of it would have stuck with me if I had only read this book, because I had read about many of the techniques before. However, if you're struggling to stay focused at work or in a creative pursuit, this book will help considerably, and it is affordable.
The books I tend to enjoy in this space are the ones where the author seeks to rewire you mentally with persuasion tactics and anecdotes along with the constructive concepts. I think many people who enjoy this genre hope for that as well.
If you're in that camp, you need to understand this book is more pointed. This is a regimented book from a productive mind. He gives you useful tips. They're brief. They work. They're helpful. But you will need to reread this to get the full effect because they're not immediately memorable when presented this way.
Martin Meadows also uses the first-person pronouns regularly in his sentences. Some people enjoy that blog-style of writing, others don't, so you should be aware that's his style when you head into this.
In short, it's a useful short read.
The books I tend to enjoy in this space are the ones where the author seeks to rewire you mentally with persuasion tactics and anecdotes along with the constructive concepts. I think many people who enjoy this genre hope for that as well.
If you're in that camp, you need to understand this book is more pointed. This is a regimented book from a productive mind. He gives you useful tips. They're brief. They work. They're helpful. But you will need to reread this to get the full effect because they're not immediately memorable when presented this way.
Martin Meadows also uses the first-person pronouns regularly in his sentences. Some people enjoy that blog-style of writing, others don't, so you should be aware that's his style when you head into this.
In short, it's a useful short read.
March 11, 2019
This is a very quick read, and has great techniques and tips to help you better yourself.
Be a finisher is something I started to do at work. I use to work on many different things at once and it wasn't the best quality, I started to work on one project get that done then move on to the next once I was satisfied. I've noticed that I was getting more work done and with great quality since i was focusing on one thing at a time instead of multiple projects at once.
For the price of this book you can't beat it. It's low cost and quick read but has huge reward of helpful info in it. I love the recaps at end of each chapter with the tips and techniques, very much helpful.
You won't be disappointed with this book!
Be a finisher is something I started to do at work. I use to work on many different things at once and it wasn't the best quality, I started to work on one project get that done then move on to the next once I was satisfied. I've noticed that I was getting more work done and with great quality since i was focusing on one thing at a time instead of multiple projects at once.
For the price of this book you can't beat it. It's low cost and quick read but has huge reward of helpful info in it. I love the recaps at end of each chapter with the tips and techniques, very much helpful.
You won't be disappointed with this book!
April 6, 2018
Reinforces what I already know
Again, Martin Meadows puts down in black and white things I already know instinctively. Who knows, if I read it often enough I might soon start to do it!
Again, Martin Meadows puts down in black and white things I already know instinctively. Who knows, if I read it often enough I might soon start to do it!
September 27, 2019
You really can't say this book has fillers. It's all pure content except for the chapter summaries but I actually liked that those were there. Worth reading although it doesn't have any revolutionary ideas.
March 25, 2018
It worked for me...
I used a technique described in this book to finish it..... And guess what it worked....i appreciate the authors study on self development topics.
I used a technique described in this book to finish it..... And guess what it worked....i appreciate the authors study on self development topics.
April 9, 2018
The fundamentals
Very good and motivational. The concepts he provided are basic and could be very easy to apply to your daily life.
Very good and motivational. The concepts he provided are basic and could be very easy to apply to your daily life.
May 25, 2018
Excellent book for beginners to middle level.
I like the idea of having a Rest Ethic. His chapter on simplification is a good summary of what we know.
Obviously, much of the content of this book is a summary of other ideas that have been floating around, and are more fully explored in other books. It is, however, a brilliant overview of the basic ideas of productivity.
Gives clear practical honest tips on how to apply these ideas, and it is obvious the author and self aux his talk. It is well worth reading.
I like the idea of having a Rest Ethic. His chapter on simplification is a good summary of what we know.
Obviously, much of the content of this book is a summary of other ideas that have been floating around, and are more fully explored in other books. It is, however, a brilliant overview of the basic ideas of productivity.
Gives clear practical honest tips on how to apply these ideas, and it is obvious the author and self aux his talk. It is well worth reading.
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews