Live intentionally.
Most of us aren't suffering from a lack of productivity. We're suffering from a lack of intention. We drift toward whatever demands our attention instead of deliberately investing our lives in what matters most.
This book isn't about squeezing more work into your day. It's about becoming intentional—knowing what deserves your attention, having the courage to say no to everything else, and building a life that reflects your deepest priorities.
Those same principles became the foundation of Music Savvy and the way I teach musicianship.
Inside you'll discover how to:
- Identify what truly matters.
- Stop reacting and start choosing.
- Build a life you'll be proud you lived.
Free ebook of Richie's Great Art & Commercial Success with your purchase of audiobook.
"Your book is fabulous! You have distilled the essence of what's important from so many other 'priorities' books that I have read and made them practical and easy to implement."
— Deb M.Included with your purchase of the digital edition: a guided focus session.
Every copy of Do More of What Matters Most comes with immediate access to a guided focus session which is audio you can use on any task that matters, right away. It will help you settle in, get clear, and begin real work instead of circling it.- Concrete, step-by-step audio, not theory.
- Designed for a real life task you have now.
- A practical taste of the book's approach.
"Your book is fabulous! You have distilled the essence of what's important from so many other 'priorities' books that I have read and made them practical and easy to implement."
— Deb M.You can't stay with one thing long enough to feel finished.
This isn't just about getting interrupted. It's about losing contact with what matters before you've given it enough uninterrupted attention to become satisfying, excellent, or truly done.
- Important work often feels half-finished, even after real effort.
- You come back to things, but you have to rebuild momentum every time.
- Too much of your energy goes into re-entering, not finishing.
- You stay busy, but too little of that busyness turns into something real.
At some point, you begin to realize the usual explanations are not enough.
This book isn't about getting more done. It's about doing more of what matters.
Most books in this category are trying to help you become more efficient, more organized, or less distracted. There is value in that. But that is not mainly what this book is about. This book is about how to see what matters, give it your best attention, and stay with it long enough for something real to happen.
- It's not mainly about apps, hacks, or morning routines.
- It's about clarity, continuity, and the willingness to stay.
- It is about deciding what deserves your life, not just your time.
- It is about finishing more of the right things, not touching more things.
You focus better when you care more deeply about what matters.
This book is meant to help you make a deeper shift than better tactics alone can produce.
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Decide what deserves your attention So you stop scattering yourself across too many things and people.
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See time as a finite asset And make choices that respect that reality.
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Define what done means So important work stops expanding into vague, unfinished effort.
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Build momentum that lasts Instead of repeatedly putting yourself through the pain of starting over.
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Bring better attention to work, love, and the few things worth your time So focus becomes part of how you live, not just how you work.
The result is not just greater productivity. It is more calm, more presence, and more satisfaction in the things that count.
A practical guide to intentional living.
A lot of books on focus give you theory, research, and complex systems. This one stays closer to the ground.
Every chapter includes simple moves you can try the same day, like questions to ask yourself, ways to decide what deserves your attention, and short practices you can fold into a real life.Concrete questions, not jargon
Short prompts you can use to decide what matters this week, without needing a new app or system.
Exercises that fit real days
Focus experiments that take minutes, not hours, so you can try them even on busy days.
Habits you can keep
Simple before‑and‑after habits—like re‑entry rituals after interruptions—that make it easier to come back and stay with important work.
Stop giving your best attention to what matters least.
If you are tired of being busy but unfinished, distracted but unfulfilled, this book will help you think differently about focus by first getting clearer on what matters most, then staying with it long enough to do something real with your time.
Free ebook of Richie's Great Art & Commercial Success with your purchase of audiobook.
Includes immediate access to the guided focus session.