How to Increase Productivity: Manage Your Mind, not Your Time

A mindful approach to juggling the balls that matter

A mindful approach to juggling the balls that matter

Productivity is not about juggling more balls. Pic by Juan Pablo Rodriguez

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” 
― Pablo Picasso

Productivity is not about juggling more balls, but knowing which ones matter.

That’s why our efforts to be more productive are backfiring. The tools that are meant to help us have become another ball for us to toss in the air.

So, why am I writing a post about productivity? Or why are you reading it, for that matter?

Maybe we are both tired of clickbait articles. And hate seeing people being prey of them.

The best productivity technique is one that you can adapt to your specific needs, not the other way around. Shortcuts don’t create enduring change. Those who follow my posts know that I encourage people to “change from within.”

The first step is to stop treating your brain like a machine.

Your beliefs, thoughts, passions, and energy level are key drivers of why you procrasti…