The top 5 new rules of productivity
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From: 5 New Rules of productivity[^] 1: Your productivity will vary wildly from day to day. This is normal. - Of course yes, that is expected. 2: Working more hours means getting less done - I do not think I fully agree with this statement. If I find something interesting I automatically work long hours. 3: Working harder means getting less done - I doubt it. 4: Procrastination can be good for you - Well I have been procrastinating writing articles and it did nothing to me:) 5: Happiness is the ultimate productivity enhancer - Agreed! In my opinion, doing all the productivity studies may be a waste of time. I do not think there is any universal formula that works for everybody. Incidentally, I was planning to get this book: Drive[^] which discusses about things which motivates us.
Talks about productivity make me laugh for the following 2 simple reasons ... 1. Productivity in the strictest sense has no relation to accomplishment. It's strictly a number that provides (a fuzzy) relation between the "effort" your put and the "outcome" that is outputted. The fact that the middle factor "Strength/Capacity" is not even considered, makes it a very risky performance indicator to consider alone. 2. All the above mentioned factors have to do with the personality and character. The variety of working conditions, ones preferences, endurance, strength of discipline when it comes to demanding or things that we don't like doing affect what/when/how and how much of it we're doing. People should really learn first about the true meaning of words like productivity, effectiveness and efficiency before they start writing misleading articles about what is usually their personal experience. :|
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From: 5 New Rules of productivity[^] 1: Your productivity will vary wildly from day to day. This is normal. - Of course yes, that is expected. 2: Working more hours means getting less done - I do not think I fully agree with this statement. If I find something interesting I automatically work long hours. 3: Working harder means getting less done - I doubt it. 4: Procrastination can be good for you - Well I have been procrastinating writing articles and it did nothing to me:) 5: Happiness is the ultimate productivity enhancer - Agreed! In my opinion, doing all the productivity studies may be a waste of time. I do not think there is any universal formula that works for everybody. Incidentally, I was planning to get this book: Drive[^] which discusses about things which motivates us.