I’m a productivity junkie. I enjoy finding ways to be more efficient whatever the task. But why? To what end?
Think about that question for a moment. Why do you want to be more productive? If you succeed, you’ll gain time, but where will the time go?
This is a critical question, whether you lack motivation to be more productive or you’re a slave to productivity. If you just invest the time gained into doing more, you’re stuck in a vicious cycle because there will always be more to do. No wonder so many people could care less about being more productive.
The reason I strive to be more productive is to capture time to invest in what’s most important to me, my relationship with Jesus and my family. If you had a similar goal in mind, focused on investing time gained into what’s most important to you, would you be motivated to be more productive? Would the pursuit be more fulfilling if you could break the endless cycle?
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Levi, An employer eyeballs higher productivity as savings to his bottomline. In his mind the more that can be accomplished in a given amount of time, the lower the costs are for the amount of labor needed to complete a task. The employee values increased productivity too. It’s a feather in his cap. It makes him or her more marketable, thus potential for raises and promotions.
Alone or in a vacuum, I do see your point. Time is finite and our to-dos are endless. Thanks for the article, Levi. God bless you and the family. Todd
I agree that there’s much to gain from employers and employees being more productive and reinvesting time saved into doing more and getting. It’s frequently appropriate, particularly if someone has not mastered the art of productivity. My argument though is that there should be an end to the cycle of always investing productivity gains back into more work. I believe there are more important things in life besides perpetually reducing costs or earning higher wages.
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