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Doing Nothing Can Make You More Productive

Take a break, recharge your batteries, and do more

By not getting caught up by every little thing, we should have more time and energy to dedicate to more important matters. Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash.

Mike Figliuolo
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:03
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Sometimes the key to getting a lot done is to actually do nothing at all.

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I’ve been dreading writing this post. Massive writer’s block. “I have nothing to say,” says the tired little voice in my head (no comments from the peanut gallery).

Normally, I write on Sundays. Writing is relaxing for me. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any writing done yesterday because it was gorgeous outside. I spent the entire day outdoors. Trimming hedges. Getting a sunburn.

My day today has been packed with meetings and calls. I’ve been silently freaking out about this article being later and later. And then inspiration hit while on a call with a client.

The client was bemoaning not having enough time to do everything. Too many meetings, calls, projects, and crises were consuming all available free time. It was getting harder and harder to recover because they were getting deeper and deeper into burnout each time they tried to take a break.

Then I made the fateful comment. “Sometimes you just gotta let things slip. You have to fail on the less important things. You just need to let them go occasionally.”

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Submitted by Alan Metzel on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42

Very Interesting!

It seems appropriate to say, "No Comment!"

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Submitted by Tobi Danford (not verified) on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:29

Doing Nothing Can Make You More Productive

Thank you for this article, and the suggestion to let one thing slip. This will be inspiring to many.

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