Are You Busy or Productive?

With the New Year in full swing many people are feeling the strain of sticking to their resolution of keeping some semblance of work/life balance. All of us have felt the panic of the treadmill moments when life moves so fast with so many responsibilities that it seems impossible to get off the moving belt safely, or at all.

If your goal is to work smarter and not harder then you will also want to focus on being productive and manage your busy-ness to your advantage. In reality, being busy is not as impressive as it sounds. While you may be in the heat of the action when you are constantly busy, you may also be less productive because you have too many tasks on your plate to manage well.

Brad Bollenbach wrote a great piece for the 30 Sleeps blog and his Busy vs. Productive chart clearly illustrates why productive is the better way to go.

If you start with  baby steps to be more productive than busy then you will begin to have more time to enjoy the things in life that bring you balance. Stop the busy-ness and bring on productivity!