How to Calm Your Mind

Overview

"How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times" is a book by Chris Bailey that presents practical, science-backed strategies showing how the key to a less anxious life and greater productivity is a calm state of mind. In fact, investing in calm might be the best productivity strategy around.

The Book's Origin

After experiencing an on-stage panic attack, productivity expert Chris Bailey recognized how critical it is to invest in calm at the same time that we invest in becoming more productive. A few years ago, Bailey found himself searching for calm after falling deep into a period of anxiety and burnout, and in the book he shares practical lessons learned from experts, experiments, and research.

Key Topics Covered

• How our digital world drains us and what we can do to abate hidden sources of stress
• Embracing the analog world and "stimulation fasts"
• Using the science of "savoring" to become more focused and present
• Learning to relax without guilt
• How the analog and digital worlds affect calm and anxiety differently
• How our desire for dopamine can lead to anxiety
• How busyness is as much a state of mind as it is a state of life

Core Message

The pursuit of calm leads us to become more engaged, focused, and deliberate while making us more satisfied with our lives. Because calm saves us time by making us more productive, we don't need to feel guilty about the time spent investing in it.

Author Background

Chris Bailey is a productivity expert and bestselling author of four books: Intentional, Hyperfocus, The Productivity Project, and How to Calm Your Mind—which have been published in more than 40 languages.

Format

Published book available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.