“Productivity without intention is kind of pointless.”
Chris Bailey is A Person You Should Know
Author, The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy.
Learned 10 important lessons about productivity after spending a year conducting experiments in his own life, including that working too hard or too much shatters your productivity and that productivity is about what you accomplish, not how much you produce.
Believes there are five simple ways to get more things done every day including to start each day with a list of three main things you want to accomplish and to focus on one thing at a time. (video)
“There are three different factors that contribute to how productive you are on a daily basis: How you manage your time, how you manage your energy, and how you manage your attention and focus. Where these three things overlap, that’s how productive you are.”
Suggests 100 time, energy, and attention hacks to be more productive including to save a higher proportion of your income and to seek out conflict instead of pushing it away.
Believes there is no productivity, there are only proofs of productivity and that it often doesn’t matter how productive you are.
“Productivity without intention is kind of pointless.”
Thinks you need to learn how to tame “springy life elements,” things in your life that expand and contract to fit the amount of free time you have available.
Has 10 tips to help you eat mindfully, including to watch for the “eating pause,” feed yourself with your non-dominant hand, and eat with your eyes closed.
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