Intentional: The Science of Finishing What You Start

 
　　關於設定目標、制定計畫──開頭不難，難的是有始有終、徹底執行達標。
 
　　作者克里斯．貝利著有暢銷作品《最有生產力的一年》（The Productivity Project）、《愈平靜愈有生產力》（How to Calm Your Mind），在花了十年親身體驗、研究各種提高生產力、終結拖延的方法後，發現順利完成任何一項計畫的關鍵，其實並非專注力、意志力，也不是任何最新的生產力技巧，而是「意圖」。他指出，在設定目標時先找到價值動力，自問對你而言，什麼才是真正重要的事？這個問題的答案，才是推升行動力、帶來成就感的關鍵。
 
　　書中列出12項關鍵價值，帶領讀者從找到屬於自己的核心價值開始，一步步設計出符合價值的目標和計畫、帶著明確的意圖行動。他在書中具體說明如何建構短期目標、降低執行過程中的抗拒或挫折感、建立有效的追蹤系統，以及辨識出哪些目標並不真正合適自己、評估是否要適時放手。
 
　　當我們能為符合自我價值的目標而行動，釋放的不僅是更高的生產力，更重要的是，能由此在人生中獲得真正的滿足感。(文/博客來編譯)
 
　　「這是一本強而有力的指南，教你如何將企圖化為行動。不是靠意志力撐過全場，而是專注於真正重要的事情上。」——《習慣的力量》（The Power of Habit）作者查爾斯．杜希格（Charles Duhigg）好評推薦

＂A powerful guide to turning ambition into action--by focusing not on willpower but on what matters most.＂--Charles Duhigg, author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit

Setting goals is easy. Following through on them? A whole lot harder.

It turns out, the secret to finishing what you start isn’t sheer willpower or the latest productivity hack. It’s becoming more intentional.

With Intentional, bestselling author Chris Bailey distills a decade of deep research on productivity to deliver a profound, practical, and counterintuitive road map to getting things done. Forget extensive to-do lists and a never-ending workload. To reach your goals, you must structure your daily actions around what’s most important to you--and let go of the rest. This way, getting things done becomes second nature.

Integrating the science of desire, values, and procrastination with the wisdom of Buddhist monks, Bailey lays out step-by-step strategies for intentional accomplishment, covering how to:

- Structure short-term goals to increase the likelihood of completion
- Make unappealing, boring, or frustrating tasks more attractive
- Lower the chance of procrastinating on long-term goals
- Create a system for tracking progres
- Know when a goal isn’t for you--and when it’s time to let it go

What matters most to you? Intentional shows that the answer has the power to unlock not just greater productivity but a deeper and more satisfying sense of accomplishment.

Chris Bailey is an author and lecturer who explores the science behind living a more productive and intentional life. He has written hundreds of articles on the subject and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, HuffPost, New York magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fast Company, and Lifehacker. The bestselling author of The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus, Bailey’s books have been published in forty-two languages. He lives in Ottawa, Canada.