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The Proper Way to Think About Your Productivity
How to focus on productivity not just now, but always
As time moves forward with our period “quarantine and chill” we’ve seen the debate on how to spend your time diverge into two camps.
On one extreme, people tell you to get the absolute most out of this time — start that business, find a new hobby, develop a new skill, stay in shape, meditate daily, journal, find yourself.
On the other side, you hear the exact opposite argument — — that you should put yourself under zero pressure to succeed during these times because times are hard enough without having to worry about becoming a superhuman productivity robot on top of it.
Here’s how I look at the situation. It’s the same way I look at all situations in life.
I make no moral judgments on decision making. At least where I live, it’s a free country. Do what you want. I look at decisions in terms of the outcomes they create. That’s it.
From the micro — how you deal with yourself during quarantine and what type of outcomes you get as a result of it. To the macro — what type of outcomes you’ll get in life based on the major elements of health, wealth, relationships, and spiritual growth.
