Golden Oldies: Raise Productivity; Whole-Ass Your Efforts
by Miki SaxonPoking through 11+ years of posts I find information that’s as useful now as when it was written.
Golden Oldies is a collection of the most relevant and timeless posts during that time.
This post dates from 2013. I think it’s a safe bet that the number of half-assed things being done now vs then have increased by several orders of magnitude. The year is nearly over, so this may be a good time to take a step back and ask yourself, “am I whole-assing my life or…”
Read other Golden Oldies here.
LikeHack founder Jane Smorodnikova pointed me to an excellent video about productivity on a blog called Sparring Mind that is owned and written by Gregory Ciotti, the marketing director of a Boston startup called Help Scout.
Some of what’s included
- Why worrying about having “more willpower” is a fool’s game
- How world class experts stay productive… and what they do differently
- The science behind why better energy management = a more productive you
- Big pitfalls that lead to busywork and procrastination
I’m sharing the video, but the accompanying article is worth your time.
I especially like Ciotti’s closing line, “Multitasking is your enemy: Treat it as such. Block out unwanted distractions and as Ron Swanson would say, “Never half-ass two things, whole-ass one thing.”
Based on today’s love affair with multitasking, the number of half-assed things being done could fill the cloud.
YouTube credit: Asap SCIENCE