Productivity is not the Goal

There’s a lot being written these days about being productive. I read several posts this morning containing ideas on how to Hack Productivity. These articles contained many useful ideas. My concern is that most were about form not substance.

Many of the ideas I encountered would certainly increase my output – get up at 4:00 so no one will interrupt; stop having coffee with people because it takes too much time, etc. My concern with this ideas: Doing more is NOT the same as adding more value.

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