How I Am Productive

Here are my “secrets”.

I like to think I am productive and get a lot of stuff done.

Every week, someone asks me “How can I be more productive?” This is a natural question to be asked when you’ve spent the last decade finding better ways to work.

I’ve written about productivity for the better part of the last decade. But it was almost always “Here’s what you should do” and less “Here’s what’s working for me.”

In this essay, I’ll share my “secrets” and productivity system.

Productivity is about the process, not the instrument.

As for what my productivity is going towards, here’s the current list:

• Coaching clients. I run 1:1 and group sessions with ambitious clients who want to improve their performance
• This website. Where I write articles like these and publish my book notes
• My newsletter. Goes out twice a week with an article on Fridays
• The High Performers. A community for people who want to be more productive while having more fun
• Running marathons and playing tournaments. More on this below

It took me 12 years to build the system you’ll discover below. It’s been mostly a process of trial and error and reading a lot…