The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy

by Chris Bailey

productivity has nothing to do with how much you do, and everything to do with how much you accomplish.

“The dread of doing a task uses up more time and energy than doing the task itself.”

happiness is nothing more than coming to terms with how things change.

Because we didn’t measure time with a clock, we would speak about events relative to other events. In the Malay language, there is even the phrase pisan zapra, which roughly translates to “about the time it takes to eat a banana.”

When you’re on your deathbed, you’re going to look back with satisfaction at all the cool and meaningful things you’ve accomplished, not that you stayed on top of your email.