Chapter 1 – Formulate: Decide What You Want

True productivity starts with being clear on what you truly want. 

The objective of productivity shouldn’t be efficiency or success, but freedom. Productivity should ultimately give you back more time, not require more of you.

Freedom to:

1. Focus
2. Be Present
3. Be Spontaneous
4. Do Nothing

You should design your life first and then tailor work to meet your lifestyle objectives.

Formulate your vision for what fewer, more productive work hours could make possible for you. 

How to formulate your productivity vision:

• Start by defining what your productivity ideal looks like
• Then break it down into a few powerful and memorable words
• Finally, clarify the stakes by outlining exactly what you stand to gain if you achieve that vision and what you will lose if you don’t