Productivity Challenge | Why We Are Here (1)

Keep an open mind; it's the only way new things can get it. - Colleen Hoover

Welcome to the 30-day Productivity Challenge. Over the next 30 days, we will walk through various productivity practices, exploring new concepts and taking actions to put them into practice. This challenge is designed to help you become more productive by the end of the journey.

You may feel skeptical about the expected result because you have read and learned a lot about productivity from various sources. However, please keep an open mind for now. Just because you have a hammer in hand doesn't make you a carpenter. New skills can only be learned by practicing. This is a journey of discovery. Let's try and find out.

We will undertake 10 small projects, each of which will take around three days to complete. You are expected to dedicate at least 1 hour of attention to each project every day. Even if you are already familiar with some of the material, please do not skip the reading, as there may be new information for you. Please also confirm completion of each project by sending an email at the end of each step.

Let's start with some self-reflection. Review your calendar, to-do list, note-taking tools, and email-handling process for one hour today. Write down your findings and then send an email in your usual format with the subject "30 Day Productivity Challenge - [Your Name] - Kick Start" and share your thoughts by answering the following questions:​

• Why are you here? 
• How do you manage your calendar, and to-do list, take notes, and process emails?
• Do you have any challenges in your productivity? 
• What are the areas that you'd like to improve? 
• Have you ever tried to improve productivity? If so, what are they? Are they successful or not? 

Note that You can control your pace of study here and can start the next lesson immediately after you complete the self-reflection. 

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