Why You Should Stop Reading About Productivity

The Internet is filled with productivity hacks. Energize your mind by practicing meditation or working out. Don't begin your day until you've organized your to-do lists. Give yourself more time to think and process ideas. Wake up earlier. Hacks on hacks that claim to be the best, the top 25, or the only hacks you'll ever need.

There's something in common with each of these guides to better productivity: they require time. But the reason you're not productive isn't because you don't know what to do with all of your extra time, it's because the hours of your day have been wasted. If you've already spent eight hours doing something unrelated to what you should or would rather be doing, no tip or trick will help you gain back that time. It's gone.

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