{"id":63556,"date":"2022-03-25T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=63556"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:08:37","slug":"busy-but-not-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/busy-but-not-productive\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy But Not Productive: How to Reclaim Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you feel like you&#8217;re always doing something but barely getting anything done? In other words, are you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/best-productivity-resources-blogs-books-podcasts\/\">busy but not productive<\/a>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people feel like they are busy all the time but they don&#8217;t see the &#8220;products of their business.&#8221; This is because there is a fine line between being busy and being productive. Being busy but not productive is a sign of either inefficiency or poor time management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how being busy (but not productive) eats away at your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mental-energy\/\">mental energy<\/a> and what you can do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wasting-mental-energy\"><strong>Wasting Mental Energy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overdoing coupled with overthinking leads to mental exhaustion and dissatisfaction.<\/strong> It\u2019s easy to fall into the trap of always being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/always-busy\/\">too busy<\/a> with a never-ending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/gtd-to-do-list\/\">to-do list<\/a>, both at work and at home. Though you\u2019re constantly multi-tasking and running to catch up with all of your chores and obligations, you never feel like you\u2019ve done enough. In the midst of all this multitasking, you\u2019re making hundreds of unimportant decisions, such as choosing whether to start an email with \u201cHi\u201d or \u201cHey.\u201d According to Pasricha, all of this doing and thinking wastes a vast amount of energy and prevents you from relaxing and feeling happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Pasricha\u2019s claim that you waste a <em>vast<\/em> amount of time on unnecessary decisions isn\u2019t an exaggeration. Research suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/go.roberts.edu\/leadingedge\/the-great-choices-of-strategic-leaders\">the average adult makes 35,000 decisions a day<\/a>. That equates to over 2,000 decisions each waking hour, or 34 decisions <em>each minute<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-minimize-trivial-tasks-and-decisions\"><strong>Solution: Minimize Trivial Tasks and Decisions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reserve your energy for things that matter to you.<\/strong> Pasricha claims that removing the burden of trivial tasks and decisions reduces feelings of stress and fatigue and increases physical and mental energy. This additional energy improves your ability to focus on what you want to achieve, your motivation, and your levels of productivity and creativity. As a result, you make progress on your goals <em>and<\/em> have the energy to spare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are constantly busy but not productive, you&#8217;re probably spending much of your time on trivial tasks that yield little benefit. Pasricha suggests five methods to reduce the toll of trivial tasks and decisions and increase mental energy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-1-establish-routines-for-regular-tasks\">Method #1: Establish Routines for Regular Tasks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Pasricha suggests restricting time spent on regular tasks by automating as much as possible and creating routines and tight schedules for everything else. For example, if you currently check your blog stats multiple times a day, automate this task by opting to receive a single notification once a day. Alternatively, check your blog stats at a specific time each week instead of multiple times each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-2-cut-unnecessary-decisions\">Method #2: Cut Unnecessary Decisions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Write down all of the decisions you make in a day and consider which ones are insignificant wastes of time and energy. According to Pasricha, a decision is \u201cinsignificant\u201d if the outcome doesn\u2019t increase your happiness or contribute to your goals. Then, come up with ways to remove the necessity of these decisions. For example, deciding to eat the same breakfast every day saves time and energy each morning and every time you go to the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-3-avoid-multitasking-and-limit-distractions\">Method #3: Avoid Multitasking and Limit Distractions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your brain can only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-one-thing-at-a-time\/\">focus on one thing at a time<\/a>. Switching between tasks or giving in to distractions uses up mental energy and slows down productivity. Therefore, Pasricha suggests focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-one-thing\/\">one thing at a time<\/a> and limiting potential distractions to get more done in less time. For example, switch off your phone and email alerts until you complete your task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-4-set-early-deadlines\">Method #4: Set Early Deadlines<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Pasricha argues that giving yourself more time to accomplish a task only gives you more time to waste\u2014you feel no sense of urgency, so you procrastinate. In contrast, giving yourself less time to complete something increases your motivation and encourages you to prioritize what you need to do to achieve your goal efficiently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-5-build-momentum-on-tasks-you-re-avoiding\">Method #5: Build Momentum on Tasks You\u2019re Avoiding<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are always going to be things you have to do but don\u2019t <em>want<\/em> to do due to a lack of confidence or motivation. Avoiding these tasks doesn\u2019t make them go away. Rather, your procrastination incites feelings of fear or guilt because you\u2019re constantly thinking of what you <em>should <\/em>be doing. These negative feelings then make the tasks seem more difficult than they are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Pasricha, forcing yourself to start these tasks reduces their mental toll and improves your confidence and motivation. While starting a task initially requires overcoming reluctance, taking action leads to progress that affirms your ability to get the task done. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/success-momentum\/\">Building momentum<\/a> on the task feels so good that it makes you <em>want<\/em> to complete it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you feel like you&#8217;re always doing something but barely getting anything done? In other words, are you busy but not productive? 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