Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey is a Canadian author and productivity expert. He was born in Red Deer, Alberta, and grew up in Belleville, Ontario. In 2013, he graduated from the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa. After college, he spent a year conducting productivity experiments on himself and documenting them on the blog “A Year of Productivity,” later renamed “A Life of Productivity.” Among other experiments, he tested different working schedules and watched 296 TED Talks in seven days. He presented his findings in “The Productivity Project” (2016) and is also the author of “Hyperfocus.” His articles have appeared in publications including The New York Times and The Huffington Post.