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How to Choose the Right Productivity System For You
BuJo? GTD? Ivy Lee? No single system is right for everyone, so make sure you’re asking the right questions to find which one is right for you.
If you’re reading this, it’s highly likely that you want to be more productive. And that’s a good thing. No matter what it is you’re trying to accomplish in this life, being more effective at it is worth working on. In many cases, the way to do that is by adopting a personal productivity system. But let’s look at why a personal productivity system is helpful in the first place. And while we’re at it, how should you go about choosing one from among those that are out there?
I believe there is one over-arching rule when looking at productivity systems: There’s no reason to adopt a personal productivity system unless you understand and agree with its foundational ideas.
By ‘foundational ideas’ I mean two things:
- the system’s output
- the primary forces it leverages to achieve that output
A personal productivity system is simply a tool that helps you take the stuff of your life from chaos to completion. That’s the what, and it’s dead simple.
