{"id":8999,"date":"2016-05-26T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=8999"},"modified":"2021-12-03T18:17:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T18:17:51","slug":"nothing-will-make-you-more-productive-than-caring-about-your-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/nothing-will-make-you-more-productive-than-caring-about-your-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing will make you more productive than caring about your work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='et-box et-tick'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b class=\"takeaway\">Takeaway:<\/b> The more your work is connected to what you value, the more you&#8217;ll be naturally motivated by it. If you feel the need to constantly invest in your productivity, it&#8217;s worth questioning how motivating and meaningful you find your work in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong class=\"readingtime\">Estimated Reading Time:<\/strong> 0 minutes, 49s.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9003 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Care.jpg\" alt=\"Care\" width=\"675\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Care.jpg 675w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Care-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 675px, 100vw\" \/>The reason I love productivity so much is because our time is limited\u2014and the best productivity tactics help us accomplish more in the limited time we have. It&#8217;s fun to invest in productivity tactics, and see them lead us to accomplish more.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the best productivity tactics in the world won&#8217;t make you care about your work. If your work doesn&#8217;t excite you to begin with, investing in your productivity becomes a lot harder.<\/p>\n<p>The more your work is connected with what you value on a deeper level, the more significant it becomes. And the more meaningful your work is to you, the more energy you&#8217;ll naturally bring to it. However, the less your work excites you, the harder it is to be motivated and productive.<\/p>\n<p>To put it another way: if you constantly feel the need to invest in your productivity, it&#8217;s worth questioning why you feel that need in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reason I love productivity so much is because our time is limited\u2014and the best productivity tactics help us accomplish more in the limited time we have. 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