So you want to be more productive, you find yourself at the beginning of the day feeling lost and overwhelmed and at the end of every day you make a vow that tomorrow will be better, you are going to use tomorrow to conquer the world. Me too.
I've always viewed this as a productivity problem. Maybe if I had a tape recorder to collect my thoughts. Maybe if I used Outlook. Maybe if I read GTD like everyone else. Maybe... But now I have a new perspective, productivity is simply a product itself. Productivity is not a state of mind but rather a state of energy. Stay close because I'm going to move quickly on this one.
If you run around a crowded city center slapping people for an hour that is extremely productive, towards what end you ask? Doesn't matter. You just slapped a lot of people in a short amount of time, you got a lot done. But why would you do this Ben? You just answered your own productivity issues.
Productivity is not what we are searching for but rather purpose. If you have a reason to do something you will find a way. If you have a deep burning desire to do something you will be very productive.
Two side notes: Productivity does not automatically mean efficiency, this is easily explained by reading The Four Hour Workweek, Secondly, if you are sitting in a gray cubicle moving one step closer to trying to be a poorly functioning robot you exactly who I am talking to.
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