Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Newport's book outlines a methodology for achieving maximum productivity and focus in a world of constant distraction. His ideas have been praised by many start-up founders and celebrities for its practical approach to a better work-life balance.

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Named a best book of the year by The Wall Street Journal and FT. The book simplifies academic neuroscience and psychology and provides a guide on how we can harness that science to form better habits in work and life.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Allen's book offers an actual system called GTD for managing tasks and achieving greater efficiency. It has been endorsed by entrepreneurs like Tim Ferriss, who is a big productivity guru as author of "The 4-Hour Work Week."

El Club de Las 5 de la Mañana: Controla Tus Mañanas, Impulsa Tu Vida / The 5 Am Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.

Sharma's book is about more than encouraging readers to go to bed early and wake up early — it's about a whole lifestlye and routine to increase productivity and personal fulfillment.

The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy

Bailey's book offers a range of strategies for optimizing productivity, from managing distractions to establishing healthy work habits.

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Clear's book offers a practical and science-backed approach to building better habits. It has been recommended by various celebrities and business leaders including venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, who claims he isn't even a fan of self-help books.

The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results

Keller and Papasan's book advocates for focusing on one key task or goal to achieve extraordinary results. It has been praised by tennis star Maria Sharapova and entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian for having an impact on their approach to time management.

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

McKeown's book emphasizes the importance of prioritization and simplification. The author encourages readers to discern what is absolutely essential, then eliminate everything that is not. The book has been praised by none-other-than entreprenuer Reid Hoffman.

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Don't postpone your life until you're retired! Work just 4 days instead of 5. Ferriss coined a whole new term with this classic book, which offers a radical approach to lifestyle design, including outsourcing and automating tasks to achieve more free time.

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Knapp, Zeratsky, and Kowitz's book outlines a framework for bringing concepts of start-up management to solving big problems and testing new ideas quickly and effectively.

Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

This book is based on the premise that even if you don't completely control your own schedule—and few of us do—you can control your attention. It offers practical advice for being more intentional on what you spend your time doing.

Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind

Featuring contributions from thinkers like Dan Ariely, Seth Godin and Gretchen Rubin, this one is "like the Navy Seals of creativity all got together and wrote a book about productivity. I’m giving my entire design team a copy” according to Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia.