Productivity Can Be

Doing the work

Achieving goals

Doing the right things

Accomplishing more daily

Choosing the right tasks

Doing one thing at a time

Getting more done with less

A way to measure efficiency

Using our resources properly

A way to measure effectiveness

Doing better what is already being done

Cutting our number of commitments in half

Setting goals and accomplishing those goals

Getting more stuff finished in a timely manner

Getting the results we want with less time and effort

How to measure the output that comes from units of input

Having clarity about our mission, priorities and objectives

Using our time to accomplish things of value to us and others

How efficiently we can complete tasks important to us consistently

Output per unit of input, typically over a specific period of time

A way to achieve our goals while having time to spend on what matters

Reaching our goals sooner, leaving us time to set and achieve other goals

The efficiency of production of goods or services expressed by some measure

Defining (1) what done means (outcome) and (2) what doing looks like (action)

Doing activities that are more important instead of those that are not meaningful

Not just doing any task to the best of our ability or carrying out the maximum number of tasks

Making certain choices in certain ways that move us from being merely busy to genuinely productive

A ratio of an aggregate output to a single input or an aggregate input used in a production process

Systematizing and better managing our lives so we can stop procrastinating and have more time to do what we want

Completing the actions that move us closer to accomplishing our goals in a manner that brings balance and ease into our life

Getting the best performance with the resources that we have at our disposal (time available, knowledge and skills, work tools)

Completing tasks that put us closer to accomplishing our set goals in a timely manner and help bring more balance and simplicity to our life

Thinking about what we aspire to get done, figuring out what we are physically capable of getting done in an optimal environment, and following through on creating an optimal environment and completing the necessary tasks to achieve our goals