In Which I Pretend to be a Productivity Guru

Sit down, my procrastinating friend. Welcome. *blows bubbles from plastic pipe* If you are here it must be because you are seeking the Answer. The Answer to the ultimate question. How do I become more productive?

Well, you don’t.

Now, now, don’t get angry. Be patient. I am here to teach you something. An important lesson you must learn right down to your bone marrow.

You are human. Forgive yourself for it.

Don’t roll your eyes, this is important.

You are human. You can only work so many hours in a day before you burn out. Know this. Accept it.

It’s okay if you spend Saturday wandering around the park instead of tackling that to do list. It’s okay to be exhausted after work.

The key to productivity is this: don’t guilt trip. Don’t get angry because you didn’t use every one of your twenty four hours today to further your life goals. Let it go. Take a deep breath. Take some time to learn who you are and what works for you. Maybe you get more done when you wake up early, or when you stay up late. Experiment. Maybe you get more done when you eat too much candy and feel a little sugar high.

This takes time. Let it. Move forward sluggishly because there are more important things then your destination.

It’s not about a plateau. There is no plateau. Love your life for what it is and fight to make it better. Not because it’s not good enough. Never because you’re not good enough.

Remember that you're human and flawed and perfectly yourself.

Accept contradictions because you’re human and by definition a contradiction. Be productive because you love yourself and you love what you do. Tell yourself you’ll quit when it hurts too much, then come back for more because being without it hurts even worse.

Don't wake up in the morning because you have to. Wake up in the morning because there’s something spectacular waiting for you. 

Move forward. Be lazy a lot. Be productive sometimes. And most importantly

Love, Love, Love