There’s More to Productivity Than Time Management – Ian’s Messy Desk

What does it mean to be productive? That’s the question Dustin Wax asks in his Lifehack.org post, There’s More to Productivity Than Time Management – Lifehack.org.He suggests the typical answer might be, “Getting the most done in the least possible time.”

Once upon at time, efficiency experts and time-management consultants would have been brought into the workplace with one goal in mind: getting the most work possible out of employees. It was a matter of a good “bottom line”.

However, productivity goes far beyond time management. Dustin goes on to say,

“Here’s a different take on what productivity is: You’re being productive when your work is entirely satisfying and fulfilling.”

He touches on some of the qualities that define “entirely satisfying and fulfilling.”