Slogging away when youre mentally fatigued can make your projects take longer and make you more prone to mistakes.
And when you dont allow yourself that crucial downtime, you risk causing more issues than youre purportedly solving.
Below, experts break down the most pervasive more-more-more productivity myths they see and offer far more helpful alternatives.
Inevitably, the law of diminishing returns kicks in, says Kornick.
Theunfocused mind is an amazing productivity tool, she says.
It can make creative connections and solve problems for you when you allow it to wander.
Alice Boyes, PhD, is a former clinical psychologist and researcher turned writer. She’s the author of Stress-Free Productivity: A personalized toolkit to become your most efficient and creative self (2022), The Healthy Mind Toolkit (2018), and The Anxiety Toolkit (2015).
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Creativity is easier to ignite than you might expect, she says.
And that also applies whenever youve been working on something challenging and are beginning to feel stuck.
(And both of those can quickly sideline productivity if left unchecked.)
Changes in routines often force creativity, says Dr. Boyes.
Productive people dont avoid goals that are inherently stressful, says Dr. Boyes.
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Alice Boyes, PhD, is a former clinical psychologist and researcher turned writer. She’s the author of Stress-Free Productivity: A personalized toolkit to become your most efficient and creative self (2022), The Healthy Mind Toolkit (2018), and The Anxiety Toolkit (2015).
