What's the difference between being busy and being productive? Are you the kind of person who thrives on living a hectic, jam-packed life? In today’s modern ‘work hard, play hard’ environment, it can be incredibly easy to get carried away and commit to more things than you even have time for, but for some people, that is the way that they love to live life and the only way that they feel they are making the most out of their opportunities. However, there is a definite difference between being flat out busy and being productive**. Being busy alone isn’t necessarily something to aspire to, but being productive certainly is. Here are a few ways to recognise the difference between being busy and being productive.
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Having a Mission Vs. Acting like It
Busy people run around day and night giving themselves tasks to complete in order to feel satisfied, but productive people always have a bigger end goal in mind which makes the list of tasks they have to do always much more worth it. That's the difference between being busy and being productive.
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Many Priorities Vs. Few Priorities
Busy people will tend to have dozens of priorities that all demand the same amount of care and attention, whereas productive people will be able to streamline their responsibilities into just the few that are going to serve them best.
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Yes Quickly Vs. Yes Slowly
Busy people will say yes to anything and everything immediately, just to add to their ever-growing list of tasks, whereas productive people will take a second to consider whether the proposition is going to benefit their end goal or not.
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Action Vs. Clarity before Action
Busy people will jump straight into something new just to keep their fast-paced life going, whereas productive people will want to achieve complete clarity with regards to the task at hand before deciding to go ahead.
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Opening Doors Vs. Closing Doors
Busy people will continue to open doors and open doors until they are completely overwhelmed, whereas productive people will focus on closing the doors that they already have sitting open.
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Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Talk Vs. Actions
A busy person will tell you at every opportunity that they are run off their feet, whereas a productive person will be too focused on their tasks, letting their actions do the talking instead of their mouth.
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No Time Vs. Important Time
Busy people will find that they have absolutely no time to do anything, whereas productive people will always find a way to make time in their schedule thanks to their superior management skills.
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Multitask Vs. Focus
Busy people have a talent for multitasking, but multitasking does not always mean that you get to fully finish each task to the best of your ability. On the other hand, productive people will focus hard on one thing at a time to complete it before moving on to the next thing.
Have you worked it out? Are you busy or productive?
