Do you want to achieve more by doing less?Productivity is a big word. It may sound easy to some, but to be honest, a lot of people are struggling when it comes to being more productive at work, at school

or at home.

No wonder why there are hundreds of productivity blogs writing growth-hacking tips every week!

Below are the 35 best blogs in productivity to read in 2016!

(Note: The blogs are not ranked in a particular order.)

1. Lifehack“Lifehackisoneofthetopproductivityblogsintheinternettoday.Theypublisharticlesonvarioustopicsincludingcommunication,productivedefinition,work,tech,communicationandlifestyle.Lifehackisknownfortheirshareable-centricpoststhatcapturethefancyofthereadersandmotivatesthemtosharewhatthey’vereadonline.”

2. Zen Habits“LeoBabauta’s blog,ZenHabits,focusesonteachingyouhowtodevelopsimplehabitsthatwillhelpyouchangeyourlifeforthebetter.Thetipsandlessonsfoundinthisblogareexplainedinaverysimplemannersoyoucangetstartedrightaway.TimeMagazinehailedZenHabitsasoneofthebestblogstoreadlast2010.Soyoubettercheckthisout!”

3. Steve Pavlina“StevePavlina’s blogisamongthefavoritesofavidpersonal-developmentreaders.Thiswell-roundedblogcatersontopicslikeproductivity,health,career,money,spiritualityandhabits.Steve’sarticlesarebasedonhisownlifeexperiences,soyes,youcanexpectalotoffeelsandinspirationfromthem."

4. Life Hacker“Lookingforaquickfix?LifeHackeristhebestplacetogo.Accordingtotheowners,LifeHackerisablogwhereyoucanfindanything— tips,tricksanddownloads— togetthejobdone."

5. Dumb Little Man“DumbLittleManwasfoundedbyJayWhiteandfeaturesawell-balancedarrayofniches.Accordingtoitsfounder,DumbLittleManis“aboutproductivity,exceedinggoals,automation,and,well,findingasimplerwayforeverything.”Definitelyworthcheckingout!"

6. LifeDev“Nowthisisablogthatyoudon’toftenhearabout.Butdon’tbefooled.LifeDev hassomethingthatmanypopularblogscan’toffer—honesty.OnethingIreallyloveaboutthisblogisitssincerityinhelpingpeople,nomatterhowsmallorbigtheirprojectsare."

7. The Daily Saint“TheDailySaintisapopularblogforprofessionalswhowanttolearnhowtomanagetheirtimeeffectivelyandgetmorethingsdone.Italsocaterstonicheslikeworksatisfactionandleadership.Apartfromfocusingonindividuals,TheDailySaintalsowritesfororganizations— akeyfeaturewhichsetsitapartfromotherproductivityblogsintheknow."

8. Productivity501“Fromthenameitself,Productivity501isablogsolelyfocusedonhowtohelpyoubecomemoreproductive.ThistopblogonlyfeaturesORIGINALcontents,sodon’tbesadifyoudon’tseeanewposteveryweek.Restassured,wheneverthewritersdopostsomething,itwillsurelybeofhighqualityandvalue.Productivity501alsohasaYouTubechannelwheretheypublishvariousproductivitytipsandtricks."

9. Buffer“Bufferisnotonlyknownforitssocialmediasharingtool,it’salsofamousforitswritingsonproductivity,lifehacks,customerandbusinessexperience,andmore!Thisfive-yearoldcompanyshowsusthatitsnevertoolatetoearnabignameintheInternet.Checkouttheirposts— you’llneverregretit.”

10. Mark and Angel Hack Life“Number10onthe35bestblogsinproductivitytoreadin2016isMarcandAngelHackLife,foundedbyMarcandAngel,ahusband-wifebloggingduo,last2006.Inthisblog,theyofferpracticaltipsandadviceonproductiveliving.Theyalsousethisblogtoshareinsightsaboutkeypeopleinandaroundtheirlivesaswellasopinionsonanynoteworthyeventsorissues.”

11. 99U“AccordingtoBehance,thecompanybehind99U,“99Uisthemissingcurriculumformakingideashappen.”Thisblogfeaturesvariousinsightsonproductivity,career,collaborationandcreativity.”

12. The Fast Track“TheFastTrackistheproductofQuickbase,anonlinedatabasesoftwaredevelopedbyIntuit.Thisblogprovidesyouwith“toolstogetthejobdonefast.”

13. Time Management Ninja“TimeManagementNinjaisapersonalblogfoundedbyCraigJarrow. Thispopularblogwentlivein2009andfeaturestopicsinproductivity,clutter,wastedtimeandofcourse,timemanagement.”

14. Pick the Brain“PicktheBrainsetsitselfapartfromtraditionalself-helpblogsbytakingabroaderapproach.Theblogfeaturestopicsonmotivation,self-educationandproductivity.PicktheBrainwaslaunchedin2006.”

15. Work Awesome“WorkAwesomewasfoundedbyTinaSuin2008afterworkingasauser-experiencedesignerandsoftwareengineerinAmazon.WorkAwesomefeatureshighqualityarticlesonstarting,completingandexploringnewthings.”

16. Asian Efficiency “AsianEfficiencyfeaturestipsandadviceonhowtocompleteassignmentsandprojectsefficiently.Thisgrowth-hackingblogwasstartedbytwoindividualsaftertheirfriendswhoturnedtothemforproductivityadviceencouragedthemtodoso.”

17. Ryan Holiday Blog“RyanHolidayisthepersonbehindGrowthHackerMarketing,TheObstacleistheWayandTrustMeI’mLying.AfterworkingforAmericanApparel,Ryannowspendsmostofhistimebetweenhiswritingandspeakingassignmentsandhisagency,BrassCheckMarketing.Ryan’sblogfeaturesarticlesonproductivity,marketingandahostoftopics.”

18. James Clear Blog“Morethan500,000peoplereadJamesClear’sblogeverymonth.JamesClearisfamousforhisvaluableinsightsinperformanceimprovement,habitformationandbehavioralpsychology.”

19. The Tim Ferriss Blog“TimFerriss isthegrowthhackerbehindthebest-sellinghits:The4-HourWorkweek,The4-HourChefandThe4-HourBody.TimcurrentlyworksasanadviserforcompanieslikeTwitter,FacebookandEvernote.FastCompanylistedTimFerriss asoneofthe“MostInnovativeBusinessPeople.”

20. Unclutterer“Toomuchclutter?Unclutterer isapopularblogdevotedforhomeandofficeorganization.Thisblogfeatureshacks,tipsandorganizationstrategiesthatwillhelpyougetproductiveinnotime.”

21. A Life of Productivity“ALifeofProductivityistheproductofmorethanayearofpersonalexperimentationbygrowthhacker,ChrisBailey.Tomakehimselfmoreproductive,Chrisreadasmanyproductivitybooksashecouldandmadeweirdexperimentslikewatching70hoursofTEDtalksoveraweek,meditatingfor35hoursandmore.”

22. Simple Productivity Blog“SimpleProductivityBlogisownedbyLJErnest.SPBfeaturesvaluableandfabulousproductivitytipsespeciallywhenitcomestoorganizingyourhomeandoffice.LJalsosharesinsightsfromthebooksshereadaswellashelpfulsocialmediahacksinSPB.”

23. The Productivity Pro“LauraStackisknownforhelpingcorporateexecutivesandmanagerssavetimeandgetbetterresults.TheProductivityProfeaturesblogsandresourcesaimedatthoseworkinginthecorporateenvironment.”

24. GTD Times“GTDTimesistheofficialsiteofDavidAllen,themasterbehindtheGettingThingsDonemethodology.Asthenameentails,GTDTimesoffervaluabletipsandtricksonhowtouseGTDtoolssoyoucanleadahealthier,successful,happierandmoreproductivelife.”

25. Life Optimizer“LifeOptimizerwasfoundedbyDonaldLatumahina fromIndonesia.It’sablogdevotedtomaximizingyourpersonaleffectiveness.”

26. Productive Flourishing“ProductiveFlourishingwasfoundedbyCharlieGilkey.It“isacommunityofpeoplewho’dratherrolluptheirsleevesandstartdoingsomethingwiththeirideasandvisionthanmerelysitanddream.”

27. The Positivity Blog“HenrikEdberg’sThePositivityBlogfeaturesproductivityadviceinspiredbyHenrik’spersonalexperiences.Asidefromproductivity,ThePositivityBlogalsocaterstoothernichessuchaspersonaldevelopment,motivationandhowtoincreaseconfidence.”

28. Ian’s MessyDesk“IanMcKenziehasmorethan30yearsofexperienceinhumanresourcesandmarketing.Inthistopblog,Iansharesvaluableinsightsontimemanagement,productivityandpersonaldevelopment.”

29. Buffer“Annieisabusinesscoach,marketingconsultantandcopywriter.Apartfromthese,shealsoenjoyswritingaboutproductivityhacksandhelpingherreaderssolvetheirproblem.”

30. Productivityist“Atthe30th spotofour35bestblogsinproductivitytoreadin2016isProductivityist,asitethatfocusesonimprovingproductivitythroughcoaching,workshopsandtools.FoundedbyMikeVardy,Productivityist“isavaluableresourceinyourquesttostop‘doing’productiveandstart‘being’productive.”

31. Litemind“Litemind isaproductivityblogfocusedonempoweringthehumanmind.ItwasfoundedbyBrazilian,LucianoPassuello.Litemind hasasimplemissionandthatisto“explorewaystouseourmindeffectively.”

32. Facile Things“FacileThingsisapopularblogthatpromotesandtakesadvantageoftheGTDsystempopularizedbyitscreator,DavidAllen.FoundedbyFranciscoSaez,FacileThingswillhelp“youimplementGTD®inanalmostintuitiveway,evenifyouhaveneverheardofit”.”

33. Sources of Insight“SourcesofInsightisfoundedbyJ.D.Meier,thepersonbehindthebet-sellingwork,GettingResultstheAgileWay.Accordingtohim,“SourcesofInsightistheplacetohelpyoubecomeasmarter,morecreative,andmorecapableyou.”

34. A Better Mess“ABetterMessisapersonalblogfoundedbyMichaelSchechter,whoashesaidinhiswebsite,“strugglewithcreativityandproductivity.”ABetterMessisaplacewhereMichaelshareshisinsightsandlatestknowledgeontopicslikeproductivity,self-improvement,timemanagementandself-development.”

35. Personal Success Today“ThelastbutnottheleastofourtopblogsisPersonalSuccessToday,apersonalblogfoundedbyJohnRichardsonin2005.Johnloves“productivity,entrepreneurshipandstudyingwhatittakestobecomeagreatleader.”PersonalSuccessTodayisasmallcommunitywhereyoulearnwhatworksandwhatdoesn’t.”

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36. CakeHR“CheckoutCakeHR’s blogandreadaboutthelatestbuzzinhumanresources,workforcemanagement,personaldevelopmentandofcourse,productivity!CakeHR’sblogfeaturesarticleswrittenforbothindividualsandorganizationswhowanttomakethemostoutofthewaytheywork.”

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