How to Be Productive – Even When You Don’t Want to Be

Some days, I don’t feel like doing anything productive. I want to sit around with a book and not worry about getting things done.

While it’s nice to take a break sometimes, and while weneed to take breaks on occasion, the reality is that sitting around in a stupor isn’t going to help anything. There’s a difference between taking a break for half an hour to regroup and accomplishing nothing all day because you’ve been sitting in front of the TV in a daze.

When I feel like succumbing to a complet...