on productivity

Definition¹

Nick stated productivity as "having a shippable product", and efficacy as generating something "useful”, which I interpret differently.

I think Nick combine the definitions of productivity and effectiveness as a whole to illustrate his idea, but I'd like to keep them separate. Here's the definitions for those three words:

• Efficiency: How many things can be done in a period, which are not necessarily influential?
• Effectiveness: How influential a work can be (in the future)?
• Productivity: How effective in a period?

Productivity has compound meanings which measure the number of jobs can be done and the influence to the future. I also prioritize efficacy over efficiency a lot in productivity since the works are meaningless if they don't shift the future in a better way.

Tips

• pick the right direction ²
• independent think ²
• have enough time to schedule the important things ²
• try not put myself into things that I don't care or don't like ²
• learn anything you want and get better quickly ^{2 3}
• be with smart, productive, happy, and positive people ^{2 4}
• Prioritization ^{2 4}
  • make sure get important things done
  • don't waste time on stupid things
  • track stuffs ⁵
• don't fall into productivity porn ^{2 4}
• measure goals in years, not days ²
• sleep good ²
• exercise ^{2 4}
• nutrition ^{2 4}
• music can boost energy ⁴
• avoid interruptions ⁴

Footnotes

1. "Your Knowledge Base as a Wiki" – HackMake, Zotero ↩

2. Tips for High Productivity ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

3. On Reading Books ↩

4. What are the best productivity hacks of startup CEOs?, Zotero ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

5. Benefits of writing logs ↩