Productivity is not measured by how many tasks you accomplished from your to-do list. It is measured by the progress you make on important outcomes.

It is very easy to be busy doing all kinds of things that make no difference to the task you are trying to accomplish. You can agree to do all kinds of work and undertake projects that consume your time and energy but, while interesting, you are doing nothing to move your major projects or goals.

NARROW YOUR FOCUS
For you to be productive is about narrowing your focus. It’s about having priorities. It means that you carefully highlight what is very important thereby terminating things that are not worth Investing your time and energy on. It’s not honourable to be busy, no matter how many tasks you accomplish in a day. A day is said to be successful when you make major progress on what is most important.

If you are struggling with this idea, you can use a time journal to take a measurement and make adjustments. You can Start by jotting down everything you do from the time you wake up until when you go to bed. Make this a daily routine for three or four days, and be completely honest with yourself.

That means writing down that you spent 20 minutes of your time on bed looking at social media on your mobile device, that you spent an hour on the phone with someone else's issues, and that you spent just over two hours chatting. Maybe you also spent forty-five minutes on your most important issues.

RAISE YOUR STANDARD
By taking a look at what you really do and how little of it is related to what you want to accomplish. You create the awareness that always bring about a positive change. That positive change expects you to raise your standard, that you make a decision and act on the idea that you are going to prioritize the most important things instead of what makes you busy.

If the things you are doing is not moving you closer to your aims, then stop doing them and do something totally different. It makes no sense to be so busy and you are not productive.

Written by Onyema Donald Chigemezu

SOURCE: https://www.trendingaccounting.com/2018/12/the-difference-between-busy-and.html

Impressive write up! May we all not be busy but productive!!

Productivity is measured by the progress you make. hmmmmmm

Nice one

Good one

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you people should go to church o its past 7am

I like being busy and productive.

deedy111:
Good one

HURRAY! HURRAY!! HURRAY!!!

ITS my BIRTHDAY

just two days I would have been born on 25th(Christmas day).

Show me love guys with likes . But if your level don pass that one, na GTB ( 0266407837 ) I dey use.

If you do am, Baba God go protect your stew for fire, your fried rice no go burn, your fried chicken/meat go complete before you share, God go comot fire accident from your house, I say Baba God go bless you

C.Mon guys too much debit alert this year , throw me some credits na, atall stall na winch.

Note: NO BE BEG O

Thought it's only females that do this.

Nice.

deedy111:
Good one

HURRAY! HURRAY!! HURRAY!!!

ITS my BIRTHDAY

just two days I would have been born on 25th(Christmas day).

Show me love guys with likes . But if your level don pass that one, na GTB ( 0266407837 ) I dey use.

If you do am, Baba God go protect your stew for fire, your fried rice no go burn, your fried chicken/meat go complete before you share, God go comot fire accident from your house, I say Baba God go bless you

C.Mon guys too much debit alert this year , throw me some credits na, atall stall na winch.

Note: NO BE BEG O

Odiegwu!
Your style na one in town o!

Good one.

deedy111:
Good one

HURRAY! HURRAY!! HURRAY!!!

ITS my BIRTHDAY

just two days I would have been born on 25th(Christmas day).

Show me love guys with likes . But if your level don pass that one, na GTB ( 0266407837 ) I dey use.

If you do am, Baba God go protect your stew for fire, your fried rice no go burn, your fried chicken/meat go complete before you share, God go comot fire accident from your house, I say Baba God go bless you

C.Mon guys too much debit alert this year , throw me some credits na, atall stall na winch.

Note: NO BE BEG O

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Onyemadonald:
Productivity is not measured by how many tasks you accomplished from your to-do list. It is measured by the progress you make on important outcomes.

It is very easy to be busy doing all kinds of things that make no difference to the task you are trying to accomplish. You can agree to do all kinds of work and undertake projects that consume your time and energy but, while interesting, you are doing nothing to move your major projects or goals.

NARROW YOUR FOCUS
For you to be productive is about narrowing your focus. It’s about having priorities. It means that you carefully highlight what is very important thereby terminating things that are not worth Investing your time and energy on. It’s not honourable to be busy, no matter how many tasks you accomplish in a day. A day is said to be successful when you make major progress on what is most important.

If you are struggling with this idea, you can use a time journal to take a measurement and make adjustments. You can Start by jotting down everything you do from the time you wake up until when you go to bed. Make this a daily routine for three or four days, and be completely honest with yourself.

That means writing down that you spent 20 minutes of your time on bed looking at social media on your mobile device, that you spent an hour on the phone with someone else's issues, and that you spent just over two hours chatting. Maybe you also spent forty-five minutes on your most important issues.

RAISE YOUR STANDARD
By taking a look at what you really do and how little of it is related to what you want to accomplish. You create the awareness that always bring about a positive change. That positive change expects you to raise your standard, that you make a decision and act on the idea that you are going to prioritize the most important things instead of what makes you busy.

If the things you are doing is not moving you closer to your aims, then stop doing them and do something totally different. It makes no sense to be so busy and you are not productive.

Written by Onyema Donald Chigemezu

SOURCE: https://www.trendingaccounting.com/2018/12/the-difference-between-busy-and.html

Your post is commendably a quality one.

Preparing already...... Cos I must not miss Sunday school

asdfjklhaha:
you people should go to church o its past 7am

You'll find sound minds viewing this topic.

Impactful! Never be busy be productive.

Good one

Onyemadonald:
Productivity is not measured by how many tasks you accomplished from your to-do list. It is measured by the progress you make on important outcomes.

It is very easy to be busy doing all kinds of things that make no difference to the task you are trying to accomplish. You can agree to do all kinds of work and undertake projects that consume your time and energy but, while interesting, you are doing nothing to move your major projects or goals.

NARROW YOUR FOCUS
For you to be productive is about narrowing your focus. It’s about having priorities. It means that you carefully highlight what is very important thereby terminating things that are not worth Investing your time and energy on. It’s not honourable to be busy, no matter how many tasks you accomplish in a day. A day is said to be successful when you make major progress on what is most important.

If you are struggling with this idea, you can use a time journal to take a measurement and make adjustments. You can Start by jotting down everything you do from the time you wake up until when you go to bed. Make this a daily routine for three or four days, and be completely honest with yourself.

That means writing down that you spent 20 minutes of your time on bed looking at social media on your mobile device, that you spent an hour on the phone with someone else's issues, and that you spent just over two hours chatting. Maybe you also spent forty-five minutes on your most important issues.

RAISE YOUR STANDARD
By taking a look at what you really do and how little of it is related to what you want to accomplish. You create the awareness that always bring about a positive change. That positive change expects you to raise your standard, that you make a decision and act on the idea that you are going to prioritize the most important things instead of what makes you busy.

If the things you are doing is not moving you closer to your aims, then stop doing them and do something totally different. It makes no sense to be so busy and you are not productive.

Written by Onyema Donald Chigemezu

SOURCE: https://www.trendingaccounting.com/2018/12/the-difference-between-busy-and.html

Well said.
Thanks OP.
More Grace to you.

asdfjklhaha:
you people should go to church o its past 7am

Go and marry.

This little write up just helped me put my life in proper perspective, thanks op thanks nairaland.

You are right op. Many also don't know how to identify reality and change course or change strategy even after failures.

Good One. Amazing!

This is good
Looking at it politically,Buhari/Osibanjo led govt have been busy since 2015( blaming past govt, fighting corruption, travelling around the world) BUT NOT productive ( increasing poverty, corruption,hunger,unemployment etc)
The more reason why well meaning Nigerians should Atikulate.

BIAFRONIGERIAN:
This is good
Looking at it politically,Buhari/Osibanjo led govt have been busy since 2015( blaming past govt, fighting corruption, travelling around the world) BUT NOT productive ( increasing poverty, corruption,hunger,unemployment etc)
The more reason why well meaning Nigerians should Atikulate.

You're too busy atikulating while obidiently busy.........you want us to continue busying until thy kingdom come

Think outside the box ye agent of mediocre

Beautiful thread this morning. Really helpful.

OPs you do well....thanks for this

very good one.

This is really insightful. Everyone claims to be busy(some see it as a pride), only a few are actually productive.
In addition, you need to get busy in order to be productive.

Nice one. Let me take this as my Sunday sermon.

helinues:
Productivity is measured by the progress you make. hmmmmmm
Nice one

Seconded. It is one thing to get busy. It is another thing to get it meaningful.

busy....benjamins aren't coming in
productive.....benjamins are coming in
that's the only difference