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24 alternatives to Excellence Expected - Productivity Optimization

Tips on how to make productivity and ongoing exercise.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Excellence Expected - Productivity Optimization launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Becoming SuperHuman - How To Be the Most Productive Person You Know▲60
An interview with productivity expert Chris Bailey
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
2
The Chase Jarvis Show - Tim Ferriss▲92
Creativity, habits, and rigging the game
2016 · chasejarvis.com · its alternatives →
3
Becoming Superhuman: David Heinemeier Hansson▲125
An interview with a real-world superlearner
2016 · becomingasuperhuman.com · its alternatives →
4
Seeking Wisdom: Fitness, Workout Routines & Finding The Time To Get It Done▲55
Lessons to help accelerate your learning.
2016 · drift.com · its alternatives →
5
Effective Thinking▲127
Become more successful through better thinking
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
The Productivity Project▲74
Essential read for anyone wanting to do more in less time
2016 · chrisbailey.com · its alternatives →
7
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World▲69
Could be most important productivity book this year.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Performance by Humi▲135
Goals, Feedback, and Reviews. Everything your company needs.
2017 · employmenthero.com · its alternatives →
9
The Todoist Ninja▲79
Work Smarter and Increase Your Productivity
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Hit Reply – Episode 2: Productivity▲72
It's not how hard you work
2016 · hitreply.co · its alternatives →
11
Excellence Expected - Chris Brogan on Entrepreneurial Fitness▲53
How startups can stay fit, and the importance of exercise.
2016 · markasquith.com · its alternatives →
12
Fizzle - Start a productivity journal▲66
Increase productivity by 23%
2015 · fizzleshow.co · its alternatives →
13
Smarter Faster Better▲72
Use the science of productivity to get better at life
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Achievers Hub▲73
Experience the power of productivity
2023 · ngelani.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
15
Work Smart #40 - Jack Altman of Lattice▲55
How to get teams move faster and perform better
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
16
Peak▲73
How to acquire new skills + be at the top of your game
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Smarter Faster Better▲83
The secrets of being productive in life and business
2016 · hudsonbooksellers.com · its alternatives →
18
The Lean Product Playbook▲97
How to innovate w/ MVPs & rapid customer feedback
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Awesome Office - How to Succeed Massively with All Odds Stacked Against You▲61
Lessons in persistence w/ Five Four Club CEO Andres Izquieta
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
20
Optimal Living Daily - Ryan Hoover▲63
Narrating two posts from Product Hunt's founder
2016 · oldpodcast.com · its alternatives →
21
Algorithms to Live By▲70
The computer science of human decisions
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
The Achievement Journal▲79
Achieve your goals faster!
2016 · its alternatives →
23
The Tim Ferriss Show - How to Optimize Creative Output — Jarvis versus Ferriss▲62
A conversation/debate/trading of ideas
2016 · tim.blog · its alternatives →
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Scaling Lean▲74
Mastering the key metrics for startup growth
2016 · leanstack.com · its alternatives →

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