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Work · April 21, 2020

ProductivityMentor

500 skills from the best books to boost your productivity

ProductivityMentor launched on April 21, 2020 with 118 votes, #356 of 5,003 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

The problem: Self-help books are great but it's hard to convert the knowledge into action. The solution: ProductivityMentor offers 500 concrete action-steps inspired by books from the world's best authors to boost your productivity in a fun gamified way.

Beat procrastination with your personal mentor. Get one small, doable Step a day based on over 1,000 best books. Personalized advice, gentle accountability, real progress. Join 1.3M+ users.

Stop stalling. Beat procrastination. A personal mentor who knows your context, recommends exactly what to do next, and follows up—based on over 1,000 best books . "It felt like having a coach who actually knows what I'm working on and checks back." "No more overwhelm. Just one small thing I can do right now, even if I'm busy." "Finally, an app that gets my actual situation—not generic advice." You know what would help, but when life gets busy, you stall. You need someone to hand you one doable step and follow up. You read books passively. Great ideas stay on the page instead of changing your life. Just reading doesn't transform you. Knowledge without practice is worthless. You know what to…from mentorist.app

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