{"id":132266,"date":"2019-03-11T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=132266"},"modified":"2019-03-14T07:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T14:47:39","slug":"meaningful-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/11\/meaningful-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaningful Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The goal isn’t to be productive for the sake of being productive. The goal is to become MORE PRODUCTIVE on things which you really care about!
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A question:<\/p>\n

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Is productivity in photography, art, and life overrated or underrated?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I think underrated.<\/p>\n

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Productivity ain’t everything<\/h2>\n

So this is the tricky thing:<\/p>\n

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Productivity certainly is good and will bring us joy, but it ain’t everything.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For example you can feel "productive" by shooting a lot of photos everyday, but if the photos aren’t bringing you joy, what’s the point?<\/p>\n

Meaningful productivity<\/h2>\n

Thus my idea is this:<\/p>\n

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Don’t focus on productivity for the sake of productivity. Instead, the goal is to be productive in domains which are important to you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For example, to me answering all your emails and getting to inbox zero isn’t "meaningful productivity" to me. To me, meaningful productivity is:<\/p>\n

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  1. Making blog posts which are meaningful to me<\/li>\n
  2. Shooting photos which are meaningful to me<\/li>\n
  3. Making videos or sharing ideas which I find meaningful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Productivity for the sake of productivity is for suckers.<\/p>\n

    Discover what is personally meaningful to you<\/h2>\n

    So it seems the solution is to determine and proclaim what is meaningful to you, and focus on producing more things which are related to that. This is different for everyone; you must discover this truth for yourself.<\/p>\n

    NEVER SETTLE!\nERIC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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