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Monday, March 21, 2005
Productivity Showdown, Day 1 -- Is productivity rooted in intensity and effort or in laziness and efficiency? Obviously a false dichotomy, but a potentially entertaining one. To that end, Slacker Manager has organized a "blog showdown" between proponents of each of the sides of the productivity coin.
"Welcome to Day 1 of a 3-day 'Productivity Blog Showdown.' If you're just joining us, here's the quick background of what's going on. A few days ago, I noted that I'd like to see a 'showdown' between two upcoming gurus of personal productivity, Fred Gratzon and Steve Pavlina[who I've pointed to recently in my GTD mode - FP]. Both guys agreed to do the showdown, we collected some questions from readers, and here we are."
I've got to get familiar with Grazton, since throughout my career, I've always thought that the best Industrial Engineer is a lazy Industrial Engineer, who ardently avoids unnecessary work.
Efficiency is just politically correct laziness. (Laziness is the mother of efficiency?)
And productivity comes from applying efficiency to the things that need to be done to achieve one's goals. And avoiding the things that don't need to be done. There is no honor in putting in 12 hours a day if you can get done what needs to be done in 10, or even 8.
I guess I know what side of the showdown I'm starting on. Let's see if Steve and Fred can turn the showdown into a synthesis.
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