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You Don’t Need a Productivity Hack
You Need to Find Yourself and Find Your Meaning
I sat down to write a short article with productivity tools and advice because, well, it’s Monday.
And then I stopped…
The only people that need productivity tools and advice are people who are already productive and are looking to become more productive.
The reason that you find it difficult to be productive when you’re dealing with a difficult situation is the same reason that it’s always difficult to be productive: because you’re trying to get yourself to do something that your heart, and mind, don’t want to do.
Pretty simple, eh?
The only time people become very productive at doing something that they don’t want to do is when they have a lot to lose if they don’t perform. For example, slaves.
Our productivity, like everything we do, is informed by the heart. I’m not talking about “productivism” — the insatiable desire to produce more and more. That also comes from the heart, but it’s a different problem.
I’m just talking about the normal need we all have to do good work and get things done, and the reason that we sometimes find that difficult. If that’s you, try this:
