Productivity is moving and working toward an end goal or product. To-Do lists, time management and project apps get us halfway there. But I think ultimately the key to essential productivity is really the management of your ability to be fully present in what you’re doing.
How difficult it is it to shift gears, go from one task to a completely different project. Are you thinking about something else when it should on your task. Does your mind feel cluttered when trying to focus on what you’re doing. Does it feel like you have a lot more intellectual and energy capacity to give but you aren’t able to push it to that gear. Do you feel stress and anxiety cause you feel like you should be doing something else.
How much energy are you spending just to keep your stress levels down and manageable, just to get through the day. 20, 30, 40, 50, 70% of your total energy? How much more energy would your work feel if all that wasted energy was spent toward the actual task. How much easier would it be to get through the day. Wouldn’t working on each task feel so much more satisfying, efficient and productive. Wouldn’t going from task to project to task be so much more seamless and the transitions much easier.