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Introduction
If you read the most recent post on productivity, you learned its definition, some examples, how it works, and how to drastically increase your productivity. Today, we’ll go over the same foundational type of things, except this time, you’ll learn much more on why one should be productive, and why to even get started in the first place.
Although the answer for many may be pretty obvious, I still think that it’s still completely necessary to stress these points for those that are unsure, those that are filled with doubt, and those that need a little bit more clarification.
Why Should I Be Productive?
Tell me this: do you feel good after spending hours scrolling on your phone? Do you feel good knowing that you spend hours, days, weeks, months, and even years of your life just feeding off of mind-controlling content 24/7? Even if you are just watching simple, friendly, and even informative content, there’s no doubt that a majority of people are still stuck to their phones, kind of like super glue and paper. Those two never unbind unless a strong force is able to rip both apart. In this case, the goal is to finally apply that strong force.
I remember, over a year ago, I was like every other person my age-watching Netflix, feeding off of the crazy levels of dopamine on their phones, and not being willing to even step a foot outside.
Disclaimer
Now, don’t get the wrong idea here. I’m not saying watching content is harmful. Instead, I’m mainly proposing that for mind-controlling content that provides little to no benefit on your life. There are really creators out there that are willing to help young people alike, whether that’d be teenagers or adults that still haven’t reached their potential yet.
Prevent an Addiction
My point here is that unless the content you consume is helping you, providing high-value towards your life, and is truly life-changing, don’t watch it. Of course, getting rid of that is the hard part. The mind wants it so bad, so horrifyingly bad. By then, it’s an addiction. I’ll speak on addiction in a future post, but the main idea of this section is that one should be productive if they wish to reach their potential. Instead of going around doing nothing, wasting your time, and not contributing towards the future of your life; work towards your goals.
One will never reach their potential playing video games until 4AM, followed by getting not even 5 hours of bedtime (which doesn’t equal sleep). You will reach your potential by striving towards your goals, defying the odds, and doing what you were supposed to do. Be productive if you want to change your life for the better, not for the worse.
What are the Benefits?
Being productive at first, -meaning that you may just be doing simple activities out in the world, or doing chores at home-has meaning. Whether those tasks are taking out the trash, doing your laundry, washing the dishes, completing a school worksheet, finishing your summer reading, or anything else related holds value. Although they may not seem like a high ROI task, it ultimately does. The reason for this is because you are taking the right step down the right path. Even doing community service for your school holds value, as well as competing in sports, and actually trying in school.
The main point I’m trying to stress here is how high productivity can change your life for the better. Think of like this:
If you’re looking to improve yourself physically, would you seek the bag of chips laying on top of your kitchen counter, or the few dumbbells you have downstairs in your basement?
If you even have 3 seconds to read the statement above, you know that it’s a no-brainer. With highly accomplishing, fulfilling, and genuinely good actions, you can achieve that dream physique of yours, of those perfect grades that you have been awaiting for years, or the consistent sight of cash flow.
But, if you chose to sit around, doing nothing, nothing would change. The same statement applies to everyone right now too. If you aren’t willing to change for the better, nothing will get better; nothing at all.
Ultimately, spending your time well and doing what’s best for you (general productivity) will improve you physically and mentally. You can have better mental health, and you can have better physical health. You just need to start caring about yourself more than ever. If you want to improve, you must be willing to improve.
Endnotes
By now, you should have the necessary foundational understanding towards productivity. In the next few upcoming posts, we’ll level that up even further. Soon, we’ll tackle the most difficult parts about becoming more productive, so if you’re interested, be willing to stay updated.
We thank you for reading, and hope that you are willing to change for the better.
