The Concept of “Efforting”
There are a few ingredients that go into productivity. Time, attention, and energy are three. But so is effort. Which makes “efforting” an important concept to explore further.
There are a few ingredients that go into productivity. Time, attention, and energy are three. But so is effort. Which makes “efforting” an important concept to explore further.
As the author of “Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life,” Luke has spent plenty of time and energy researching the power of desire. I absolutely loved getting into the book and wanted to spend some time getting into the nuts and bolts with Luke about why “wanting” has so much power… and what to do with that power.
I believe that you should have small intention and big intentions, just like you should celebrate the small wins and the big wins. I also believe that while the short game does have its place, the long game is what will get you to the place you want to be.
The best kind of progress isn’t always what happens when you swing for the fences. Slow progress. Steady progress. Bit by bit productivity.
That’s not only something that is valuable to consider… it’s something that is sustainable.
In the first-ever episode of the podcast where I dive into the vault, I revisit my conversation with Rob Walker on The Art of Noticing.
There are only two quotes you need to keep in mind if you want to be (truly) productive. Keep them close at hand and you’ll be good to go.
By pacing your productivity, you’ll be able to more accurately measure your productivity. And how you pace your productivity can come in several forms.
Becca Ribbing joins me on this episode to talk about how she came up with the concept for The Clarity Journal, the thing that a friend told her that she absolutely needed to hear, and she reveals whether or not she was someone who journaled elsewhere before she created her own journal.
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