Chris Bailey Books

52 Weeks of Newlywed Devotionals for Navigating a God-Centered Marriage Marriage is a journey of both hills and valleys, and newlyweds are just beginning this great adventure. By following God's way and making him the center of their marriage from the start, couples can avoid rockier paths and create stronger foundations. In this spiritual and practical devotional, marriage coaches Chris and Jamie Bailey speak to the particular challenges that every newlywed couple faces and provide both inspiration and guidance. Newlywed Couple's Devotional features: • 52 Weekly Devotionals that explore common issues and themes every couple experiences, such as intimacy, love, commitment, household duties, finances, and more • Everyday Scripture and Reflective Bible Studies that provide practical solutions to bringing marriages closer to God • Action-Oriented Discussion Prompts that hold couples accountable for maintaining their God-anchored vows • Weekly Prayers that are specific and relevant to the topics discussed Whether couples are just getting back from their honeymoons or renewing their vows, this timeless devotional offers essential navigation tools for finding God's purpose in marriage.

A fresh, personal, and entertaining exploration of a topic that concerns all of us: how to be more productive at work and in every facet of our lives. Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream--to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamoured with since he was a teenager. After obtaining his business degree, he created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself, where he also continued his research and interviews with some of the world's foremost experts, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen. Among the experiments that he tackled: Bailey went several weeks with getting by on little to no sleep; he cut out caffeine and sugar; he lived in total isolation for 10 days; he used his smartphone for just an hour a day for three months; he gained ten pounds of muscle mass; he stretched his work week to 90 hours; a late riser, he got up at 5:30 every morning for three months--all the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work. The Productivity Project--and the lessons Chris learned--are the result of that year-long journey. Among the counterintuitive insights Chris Bailey will teach you: - slowing down to work more deliberately; - shrinking or eliminating the unimportant; - the rule of three; - striving for imperfection; - scheduling less time for important tasks; - the 20 second rule to distract yourself from the inevitable distractions; - and the concept of productive procrastination. In an eye-opening and thoroughly engaging read, Bailey offers a treasure trove of insights and over 25 best practices that will help you accomplish more

How to Calm Your Mind is a practical guide on how to lead a less anxious life and become more productive in the process, from Chris Bailey, the bestselling author of Hyperfocus.

A practical guide to managing your attention – the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life 'The best productivity plans call for strategy, not just hacks or tactics—and Hyperfocus gives you strategy in spades. When you read this book, get ready to do your most important work!' Chris GuillebeauIn Hyperfocus, you will learn: - How working fewer hours can increase our productivity - How drinking caffeine strategically instead of habitually gives us more energy - How we get more done by making our work harder, not easier - How we do our best creative work when we're the most tiredOur attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today and we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little. In Hyperfocus, the bestselling author of The Productivity Project provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention. Chris Bailey reveals how the brain switches between two mental modes – hyperfocus, our deep concentration mode, and scatterfocus, our creative, reflective mode – and how the surest path to being our most creative and efficient selves at work is to combine them both.

The journey to finding calm in a stressful world is explored through Chris Bailey's insights on productivity and mental well-being. After experiencing burnout, he emphasizes the importance of balancing productivity with moments of rest to foster sustainability. The book delves into how digital and analog environments impact anxiety, the role of dopamine in overstimulation, and the benefits of a "stimulation fast." Ultimately, cultivating calm enhances focus, engagement, and satisfaction, making it a crucial skill for leading a fulfilling life.

Focusing on the experiences of primary school children in a year-long after-school club, the book explores their engagement with virtual world play, particularly through Minecraft. Utilizing a unique methodological approach called 'rhizomic ethnography,' it combines text and visuals to illustrate how the children's digital community was influenced by both the game and their broader social contexts. The author highlights the emergent nature of play and provides insights valuable for researchers interested in children's play, visual methods, and multimodal research outputs.

Illustrated history of the railways of Bulgaria, fully updated to reflect changes since the first edition. As well as main line railways, the book features preservation, locos in long term storage, selected industrial railways, and the Sofia Trams and Metro.

Immer mehr Menschen fühlen sich überfordert von immer mehr To-Do’s und immer weniger Zeit. In der Konsequenz fehlt es oft an der nötigen Konzentration, um Aufgaben zufriedenstellend und effizient zu einem Ende zu bringen. Es gelingt einfach immer seltener, sich zu 100 Prozent einer einzigen Sache zu widmen. In Hyperfocus liefert Chris Bailey einen praktischen Weg, um die Aufmerksamkeit gezielt bündeln und Ablenkungen widerstehen zu können. Hierzu verbindet er neueste wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse mit praktischen Anwendungen und zeigt, wie man Prioritäten setzt und sich eine Umgebung schafft, in der produktiv gearbeitet werden kann. Hyperfocus ist eine faszinierende und neuartige Methodik, um sich auf den Punkt konzentrieren zu können – und mehr Aufgaben in kürzerer Zeit zu erledigen.