Chapter 13
THE TRUEST FORM OF PRODUCTIVITY AND WHY YOU NEED TO MASTER IT From a binary-thinking perspective, productivity is either something that moves you forward measurably toward your goals or something that kills your momentum. If you’re like most people, you probably do a lot of different things simultaneously and call it multitasking. In most cases this is not being produc- tive, because you can’t do two things at once effectively—and therefore it doesn’t move you forward. If you doubt that, answer this question: If you’re meeting with someone and the other in- dividual is talking, and you glance at your phone to check a text, do you really remember everything the person shared? Maybe a few sentences or a few key points here and there. But let’s be honest, your brain can’t focus on two things at once. That’s a proven scientific fact. The truth is that we spend a lot of time doing things that don’t matter. If you don’t believe me, start documenting what you do hour by hour for a week. Note whatever activities you’re
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