Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg - The Secrets of Being Productive - Paperback - Business & Self-Improvement Non-Fiction

Details Condition: Brand New Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781847947437 Publisher: Random House Books Overview Smarter Faster Better is Charles Duhigg's razor-sharp exploration of what truly makes people, teams and organisations more productive. Following his global bestseller The Power of Habit, Duhigg turns his investigative eye toward the science of getting more done in less time. Blending neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics with vivid real-world case studies, this paperback reveals eight core principles behind productivity — the same principles used by top CEOs, elite athletes, film studios and Silicon Valley innovators to outperform their peers. About the Book Why do some people and companies achieve so much more than others, even when working the same hours with the same resources? In Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg sets out to answer this question by studying the habits, mindsets and decision-making frameworks of high performers across industries — from a Marine Corps officer navigating chaos on the battlefield, to a Disney animator racing to save a struggling film, to a group of Google engineers reverse-engineering the psychology of great teams. Duhigg distils these stories into eight practical principles covering motivation, goal-setting, focus, decision-making, innovation, teamwork and absorbing data effectively. Rather than offering vague productivity hacks or generic self-help platitudes, he grounds every idea in rigorous, peer-reviewed research, showing readers exactly how and why these techniques work in practice — and how they can be applied immediately to everyday life, whether in the office, the classroom, on a sports field or at home. He explores why some teams thrive under pressure while others collapse, how the best decision-makers think probabilistically rather than certainly, and why setting the right kind of goals can transform performance overnight. The result is a compelling, story-driven guide that demystifies productivity a