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Jan 2025
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3470: Do You Have Productivity The Wrong...

Justin Malik
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Episode 3470:

Carl Pullein challenges the traditional approach to productivity, arguing that doing more doesn’t necessarily mean achieving more. To-do lists often create unnecessary busyness, prioritizing low-value tasks over meaningful progress. By shifting focus from activities to desired outcomes, you can eliminate distractions, work more efficiently, and accomplish more in less time.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.carlpullein.com/blog/do-you-have-productivity-the-wrong-way-round/7/4/2021

Quotes to ponder:

"To-do lists also change the way you think about your work. You get caught up in activities and not the outcomes you are trying to achieve."

"If you want to achieve more in less time, stop thinking activity and start thinking objectives."

"Instead of adding all your actionable emails individually into your to-do list, create a folder to hold actionable emails and have one task in your to-do list called 'Clear my actionable email folder.'"

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