Productive Laziness
This might sound a tad stupid, but I firmly believe we should all strive to be as Productively Lazy as possible. In ALL aspects of our lives. If you just put some constructive thinking into your biggest time consumers, you could find ways to dramatically reduce the time you spend on them. Initially it sounds impossible, but often, by doing less you can achieve more, or at least achieve the same amount much quicker. I swear I have not been smoking my socks, or anyone else’s for that matter. Most of you know what I’m talking about – Work Smarter Not Harder. But what does that actually MEAN? In simple terms it means find easier / quicker ways to do what needs to be done. I don’t know about you, but I would be strongly in favour of finding a way to do a 2 day task in half a day. Stop slogging harder to achieve more; rather figure a way to streamline your tasks to give you more time to deal with improving your lot in life. Just think, if you could free up half a day (or 2 whole days) every week what would you do with it? Spend time with the family? Improve your current skills? Learn new skills? Get pampered at a day spa? Catch up with friends? Volunteer at a shelter / hospital / fire department? If you are the owner, you could find ways to improve your business. If you are an employee, you could improve your position at the company or start your own company. Don’t limit your options by thinking small. Interruptions are normally the biggest time wasters because, after the interruption is gone, there is
