Effective > Productive
When everything feels urgent and important, everything seems equal. We become active and busy, but this doesn’t actually move us any closer to success. Activity is often unrelated to productivity,
Gary Keller, Jay Papasan • The ONE Thing
Productivity is the deliberate, strategic investment of your time, talent, intelligence, energy, resources, and opportunities in a manner calculated to move you measurably closer to meaningful goals.
Dan S. Kennedy • No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs: The Ultimate No Holds Barred Kick Butt Take No Prisoners Guide to Time Productivity and Sanity
Leap #4: The Shift from Being Busy Being Busy to Becoming Productive
Robin Sharma • The Everyday Hero Manifesto: Activate Your Positivity, Maximize Your Productivity, Serve The World
working when you’ve completed your three important tasks. Don’t work longer than is necessary. Productive and busy are opposites. Be in the gain, not the gap.