Introducing Productivity

You can’t manage time. There’s no point trying. What you can manage is your attention, and it’s an even more subtle skill to learn.

Indeed, a focus on one thing at a time is a wonderful way to avoid feeling disorientated, overwhelmed and stressed.

we resist things that are scary; we resist things that are difficult; and we resist things that are boring or uninteresting.

So, we’d rather do anything else in the world than do the thing that matters, precisely because it’s the thing that matters

managing your stress and eliminating distractions to give you more attention and managing your body and mind to give you better quality attention.

You can’t manage time but you can manage attention.
Unlike time, attention isn’t a fixed resource, and an hour of proactive attention is far more valuable than an hour of inactive attention.
It’s important to think about the quality of our attention and aim for Zen-like calm: that state where we’re interacting only with the thing in front

what ‘improving productivity’ is: good habits, skills and behaviours.

Change can come from trying new things, but can also come from revisiting, refreshing or reinforcing good habits.

Time might be spent, but attention still needs to be paid.

Your attention is a more limited resource than your time