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There are two extremes of evaluating productivity: Input vs. Output

• Input: The salaryman works long hours and is mostly judged on input. The person is judged by his loyalty and commitment to the company.
• Output: The person is entirely measu...

Output comes from input. If you want to have a lot of good ideas, you need to expose yourself to good ideas.

This means reading books, having conversations with interesting people, seeking out new experiences, travel and more.

Focus on the output, rather than the input.

If you want to achieve something, you need to commit to a certain output, like publishing a post on your blog weekly. At the end of the day, a system is a way to control how to achieve an output.