5 Common Behaviours That Kill Productivity

Break the habits that derail your progress

Most people want to be productive. We want to do our jobs well and produce quality work. Regardless of the type of work you do, you probably want it to be worth doing. And you want the end result to be a positive accomplishment.

But sometimes it can be hard to be productive. Things can stand in our way and make it difficult to complete, or sometimes even begin, the projects we had planned to do.

Writer Margarita Tartakovsky has been credited with stating,

“Productivity isn’t about being a workhorse, keeping busy or burning the midnight oil…It’s more about priorities, planning, and fiercely protecting your time.”

There’s only so many hours in a day, and our energies can be scattered and pulled in many directions. So what can be done when you’re not as productive as you’d like to be? Let’s take a look at a few common behaviours that may…