How productive were you today? Do you know? Did you track it? What method did you use? A to-do list? A pomodoro timer? I’d bet you were really really productive. I bet you got a lot of things done and checked off all those little boxes right? So here’s a different question…did any of it matter? Sure, you were productive…but for what purpose? To what end?
I think many of us forget to ask that last question in our day to day lives and work. As a society, we’ve been so focused on how to be productive that we’ve developed an endless stream of strategies and tools to make it easier. This exploded further in 2020 and the following years as the pandemic created a national and global shift towards fully remote or hybrid work. A shift that, I hate to break it to you, isn’t going to go away.
Resources
https://www.etymonline.com/word/productivity
https://www.zarvana.com/new-productivity-definition-that-wont-burn-you-out/
https://www.oecd.org/sdd/productivity-stats/40526851.pdf
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/a-brief-history-of-productivity
https://prezi.com/d7swdmdturqy/us-economy-in-1600s/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z49g-A2AQI
813 - One Habit That Will Change Your Life
812 - Build Habits Easier With This Strategy
811 - 4 Easy Ways to Get Motivated
810 - Motivation 101: Promotion vs Prevention
809 - 3 Unique Ways to Practice Meditation
808 - What the [Expletive] is FOAM?
807 - The Behavior Difficulty Scale
806 - How to Improve Decision Making
805 - How Bias Holds You Back
804 - How to Say No
803 - Stop Chasing Success
802 - How to Get Back Into It
801 - You Are Not Special
Repost: 301 - How to Ask for Help
Repost: 211 - 4 Obstacles You'll Face When Trying to Be Productive
Repost: 102 - Do the Work, Forget Everything Else
Repost: 101 - You Are Not Your Circumstances
800 - How to Stay Consistent
799 - How to Hack Your Motivation
798 - How Dopamine Works
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Before Breakfast
Good Life Project
Radio Headspace
Behind Every Dream
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos