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 The book I have picked to read is Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal. I picked this book because I have bad habits in terms of how I work that I want to improve such as procrastination. The blurb that was given to us makes me think that I will get unconventional advice on how to improve my productivity which is something I look forward too.

So there are a couple of things I am looking for in this reading. First, I want it to be straightforward in advice like telling me steps or practices I can do to increase my productivity. Second, I want it to be readable in the sense that there is not a lot of jargon or esoteric terms, in other words, I want it to be an easy read. Last, I want to be able to really apply what I learn as soon as possible, so I hope the steps or practices I mentioned before are implementable into my current position.

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