Want to be more productive? Don't.
That's the advice from Leo Babauta, which is striking because his blog Zen Habits has been one of the top self-improvement blogs who used to dispense tips on how to be more productive!
Leo explains:
For at least a couple of years, Zen Habits was one of the top productivity blogs, dispensing productivity crack for a nominal fee (your reading time).
I’d like to think I helped people move closer to their dreams, but today I have different advice:
Toss productivity advice out the window.
Most of it is well-meaning, but the advice is wrong for a simple reason: it’s meant to squeeze the most productivity out of every day, instead of making your days better.
Imagine instead of cranking out a lot of widgets, you made space for what’s important. Imagine that you worked slower instead of faster, and enjoyed your work. Imagine a world where people matter more than profits.
Leo lists 7 productivity booster tips that you should toss out: Link (Photo: Shutterstock)
He's *not* really saying "be less productive" or "be less efficient". He's saying, "Define success on terms other than volume of output."
People don't do a certain job because they are interested in "productivity", they do a certain job because they want to do a good job.