A step change in my personal development has come from shifting my focus from being productive to finding real meaning in what I do. It’s not always easy and old habits die hard, as they say, but it does make a difference.

Being Productive

When the focus in on being productive, the aim is to on being efficient. For the sake of this article, “effective” means choosing the right activities to do while “efficient” is about managing resources and doing things in the right way. For many, it means doing what you are told to do without questioning it. This can often lead us into doing things that make us feel uneasy, doing them because we have been told to. It can also mean confusing being busy with being fruitful. [Read more...]