For many of us, thinking about productivity and time management produces images of apps, workshops, and color-coded systems—all designed to make us do more faster. The problem with these tools is that we tend to use them indiscriminately and at full tilt, which quickly makes us feel overwhelmed so that we stop using them. As an alternative to these stressful attempts to become more productive, we're going to start with the fundamentals of what being productive really means and then offer you four systems you can try before selecting the one that helps you get more done.

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Connect | Resources

• Blog: 4 Productivity Strategies to Help You Do More Each Day
• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
• Book: Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky
• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
• Book: Atomic Habits: an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear