"A Year of Living Productively" is a practical guide for beating procrastination, disorganization, and overwhelm. As you complete the productivity experiments described within, you’ll discover how you can achieve your goals, whether you’re a student, professional, home educator, writer, or entrepreneur.Unlike most productivity books that tout one approach as the solution to your time-management needs, "A Year of Living Productively" presents more than 80 methods for you to try, tailor, and combine to get more done, including:Eat That FrogTheme DaysGetting Things DonePomodorosBeat the WeekZen to DoneTime BlockingPersonal KanbanThe 12 Week YearA Morning RitualDeep WorkDo It NowLoop SchedulingGamification
If you are looking for a new productivity method, I highly recommend starting here. Melanie summarizes over 50 methods/books/resources and how helpful they were in her life. She also categorizes who each method might most benefit and what similar methods might also interest you. Don't think of this as the be-all end-all but a place to start first. She'll save you hours of reading books that might not be as effective for your personality style.