I’ve read all sorts of productivity books. I used to work as an organisation and methods person, also known as time and motion expert, hence my interest in productivity and processes.

I’m in Sydney.

I assume you have read David Allen’s Getting Things Done. He’s a bit of a productivity guru. His ideas make even more sense in this day and age of computers.

Love the Uesugi quote. I might do the same, print it out and keep it in view.

Yes, we are kindred souls, and though I live just over the border in Adelaide, I was born and raised in Melbourne.

I’ve been aware of your work some time having found your work on the Old Kingdom many years ago.

Thanks for your comment. It’s a very common problem, being busy doing all the little things and not getting to the big things that lead to your goals. Somehow the little things are easier to do than the big ones, which is why goal achievement programs (and coaches, like me) advocate dividing the big things into little chunks.

I have a quote on my desktop:
“If something was not accomplished, that’s because you didn’t do it.” – Yozan Uesugi, 17th century

That keeps me on the ball.

Love your website! Thanks for bringing it to my attention. We are kindred souls.

It’s easy to stay busy doing all the little things on your lists, these help to convince yourself you are working towards the goal. But unless you keep refocusing on what is the best use of your time right now to help achieve this goal, you’ll not be as productive.

Procrastination is a sly devil. I sometimes get so busy with all the tasks I have on my ever growing lists that I can excuse myself by telling myself, “I just didn’t have time to get to that”.