Often what we consider to be the rules of productivity and prevents us from being productive. The only thing we can really influence is our attitude to events and phenomena and, of course, our reaction to events. That is why our beliefs and beliefs are so important for success. Let's try to debunk widespread myths together.
Myth 1: Organized means licked. Organization is often confused with the lifelessness of barrack-beaten beds. However, your office, licked clean, can become a place where you constantly lose everything. The environment should be considered organized, where everything you need at the moment is at hand, and unnecessary does not distract, but everything can be quickly found if such a need arises. From this we can conclude that you need to change your mess only when it stops working for you.
Myth 2: I don't have time for all sorts of systems. This can often be heard as an excuse for not wanting to implement any kind of task management system. But the truth is that the time needed to support the system is incommensurable with the gain from its implementation.
Myth 3: Systems are rigid and inflexible. This is another complaint about self-performance management systems. It seems to be inspired by the belief that the life of the complainer is so chaotic that no system will fit it. In fact, life is chaotic precisely because of the unwillingness to make it at least a little more organized and predictable. Adaptation is the process of eliminating what is unnecessary for you personally and adding what you cannot imagine yourself without.
Myth 4: Productivity means more workload. It seems that if I manage to do everything that I am doing now in half the time, then I will do twice as much. Sometimes this happens, but it's all about the goals you set. But doing work twice as fast just to do twice as much is not productive, it's stupid. Spend your free time on family, health and hobbies.
Myth 5: Creativity cannot obey the system. If you believe that productivity systems are only for offices and business people, then you are mistaken. Creative work is also work: planning, organization and motivation to perform tasks are needed in it no less, and sometimes even more. Doing a routine is something that creative people often ignore, but without which it is difficult to imagine good fees, paid bills and having everything you need for work. A system that allows you to cope with such a routine faster will allow you to spend not less, but more time on creativity.
Myth 6: I work better when I'm pressed. Some seriously believe that stress and a close date helps them to get together and work effectively. Nine times out of ten, this is not the case. Constant stress and excitement are harmful to both your health and your business, what can we say about productivity.
Myth 7: No system — my system. This is true, but the meaning here is not at all the one that the speaker puts into these words. This hodgepodge of habits, techniques, and beliefs is your system, and you work hard to maintain it. At the same time, you do not think at all about becoming more productive.
Myth 8: I need inspiration. No, you don't have to. Inspiration is a wonderful thing, but it is rarely needed when you need to do a job. What you really need is a system that makes it easy to use inspiration wherever it visits you.
Myth 9: Organization is boring. This is a variation on the theme of the first myth, seasoned with the sixth. Some people just like to bathe in confusion. But it's not boring to be organized, it's boring to be boring. The system should bring joy, create it exactly like this.
Myth 10: There's nothing you can do about it — there's something wrong with me. This may partly be true: no system can fix the fundamental problems in your life. The only thing she could do — give you time and a tool to fix these problems.
In the end, your personal development, your success, no matter how you define it, is your own business. Increasing productivity and clarifying goals make the road easier, but this is the road, not the result.
