Do you wish you were more motivated?
Do you ever wish you were more motivated? I hear this often from my clients, and I want to tell you how I coach them to get things done anyway.
The first question I’ll ask is: “If you were motivated, what would you be doing?”
I asked this last week to someone in a workshop I was leading for graduate students. “I’d be writing more consistently on my thesis,” they answered.
How to Think More Productively: A Cheat Sheet
When people learn that I’m a time management and productivity coach, they often grill me about the most effective tricks and tools. “What’s the best system? What apps or planner should I use? Got any hacks I can try?”
They’re asking the wrong questions.
Don’t get me wrong — systems like Bullet Journaling and Getting Things Done are excellent. But if you’re struggling to be productive, overhauling your process won’t help you much. To really achieve sustainable productivity, you must first learn to manage your thoughts.