Chris Bailey

Author

Chris Bailey is a productivity expert and the international bestselling author of The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus—which have been published globally in 26 languages. He is also the author of the Audible Original, How to Train Your Mind—and is currently writing a third book, for Penguin Books, on how calm helps our productivity. Along with his wife, Chris is the host of the podcast Time and Attention, and writes a column at ALifeofProductivity.com, which is read by tens of thousands of people every week. In addition to his writing, Chris speaks to organizations around the globe on how they can become more productive without hating the process. His latest TED Talk, How to Get Your Brain to Focus, has been viewed over 10 million times.

To date, Chris has written hundreds of articles on the subject of productivity and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, The Huffington Post, Harvard Business Review, GQ, TED, Wired, Fortune, Fast Company, and Lifehacker. In an interview, the prestigious TED Talks organization said that he “might be the most productive man you’d ever hope to meet", and the Harvard Business Review called him “a quirky and energetic guide through the productivity thicket.” Recently, Wired Magazine called him an “all-around productivity guru,” and Fast Company called him a "productivity mastermind."