Books
Make Time
Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky · 2018
Two former Google designers offer a lightweight, no-guilt system built around a daily loop: Highlight (choose one thing to protect time for), Laser (beat distraction to focus on it), Energize (use your body to fuel your brain), and Reflect (adjust tomorrow).
Rather than a rigid regimen, it's a menu of small tactics you experiment with — the goal is to redesign your defaults so attention isn't stolen by busyness and screens.
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Who it's for: Anyone who wants small, low-guilt tweaks rather than a whole new system.
Find this book →Key takeaways
- Choose one daily Highlight worth protecting time for.
- Design your defaults so distraction is the exception, not the norm.
- Energy management is as important as time management.
- Treat productivity tactics as experiments, keeping what works for you.