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Oct 2020
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29. Focus & Get Things DONE with Chris B...

WILLIAM WADSWORTH
About this episode

Chris Bailey - "the most productive man you could hope to meet" according to TED - joins us today to help you get focused, get productive, and get your work DONE!

Learn how to manage your time, energy and attention so that you can breeze through your study to-do list in record time, freeing up more of your time for the things you want to spend it on.

Chris is the international bestselling author of two excellent books:
- The Productivity Project: Proven Ways To Become More Awesome (Get your copy at https://geni.us/productivityproject)
- Hyperfocus: How To Manage Your Attention In A World Of Distraction (Get your copy at https://geni.us/gethyperfocus)

Both come with my HIGHEST recommendations, and feature on my list of all-time best books about studying and learning.

Chris writes about productivity on his blog, ALifeOfProductivity.com, and hosts the Becoming Better Podcast, alifeofproductivity.com/becomingbetter.

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, Founder & Learning Scientist at Exam Study Expert

Download my free "study smarter" cheat sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips

Memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

Discover 1:1 study coaching with me to supercharge your productivity and maximise your exam success this year: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

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