Harness Happiness as an Input to Productivity
Productivity, for me, is a natural outgrowth of passion. If I need to think about “productivity” as a separate discipline from “doing the thing,” something has gone wrong.
Sasha Chapin • What Maximum Productivity Looks Like for Me
It bears repeating: Being productive is not a path to fulfilment. Your productivity is not your self-worth. You can live a great life with zero ‘productive’ output. Do work that gives you an intrinsic sense of satisfaction, not as a stepping stone to happiness.
Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
Tal Ben-Shahar • 1 highlight
amazon.com
People who do great work are not necessarily happier than everyone else, but they're happier than they'd be if they didn't. In fact, if you're smart and ambitious, it's dangerous
not
to be productive. People who are smart and ambitious but don't achieve much tend to become bitter.
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to be productive. People who are smart and ambitious but don't achieve much tend to become bitter.
How to Do Great Work
Try to make things that can become better in other people's minds than they were in yours.
—Brian Eno
happiness comes from balance, progress comes from imbalance.