How to Avoid Productivity Guilt (And become more productive in the process)

Before comparing yourself to that guy over there, realize what he’s sacrificing.

If you’re feeling guilty about your lack of “productivity”, then you’re not going to be truly productive at all. 

Busy-ness (or business) is a state of doing what you are told to do, having tasks piled on top of you and running around frantically trying to balance them all. 

Productivity; however, is a state of doing what we truly need to do to reach our goals. 

Cutting down the unnecessary and focusing on the essential is going to be a quick way to boost your real productivity.

Creativity is not something we “do”.  We cannot force ourselves or grind out a completely new creative idea for a blog post or essay.

Relaxing and doing nothing can actually be a vital part of the creative process. 

It is all about balance.

Step back and evaluate the day-to-day tasks which are the most important to you. 

• If you’re feeling guilty about putting off an unimportant task, then cut that task out or outsource it to someone else. 
• If you’re feeling guilty about putting off a really important task, then maybe you should do that task right now.