Brain Food #447
On productivity: Being able to start
Daily Brain Food.
Thoughts of the day
As I wrote last week, idleness is important, but only when it is not constant. Springing into action relies on two things: allowing ourselves to do so, and setting realistic goals.
There will always be disruptions, distractions. We do not need our own criticism to be one, too. Giving ourselves a break has great significance as a phrase, both in its literal and metaphorical meaning. We, too, have a nature as humans, and the nature outside began to resurrect itself when we left it alone.
Franz Kafka defined productivity as “being able to do things that you were never able to do before.” But that could be the end result. Productivity is defined as the measure of the efficiency of a person. In simple terms, it is what we make with the time allocated to us.
Virginia Woolf generously gave countless insights into the life of a writer in her diaries. Regarding her writing process, she wrote:
“I find it hard to start writing in the morning; but the dejection lasts only 30 minutes, and once I start I forget all about it.”
Every beginning is difficult. Starting is half the battle.
More on the topic of productivity tomorrow, and a look at how setting realistic expectations can make all the difference.