Escaping the False Productivity Trap
Learn how to overcome distractions that cause a sense of productivity in you.
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We live in an age of distraction
We live in an age of distraction. Our phones buzz and bing and demand our attention, and as they do, they send us off into an infinite scroll adventure that steals thirty precious minutes from our morning. You may have already experienced similar patterns in your life as a manager. You can’t peel your eyes away from your email inbox on the off chance that something new will land in it. There’s that DM that’s vying for your attention.
Before you know it, you’ve become addicted to input. You become reactionary. You only feel successful when you’ve been able to respond to all of those distractions, such as answering those emails and messages, having those meetings, and doing task after task after task. You rely on responding to external inputs to feel satiated.
Don’t be sucked in by this false sense of productivity. In this section, we’re going to look at why this hurts your performance as a ...