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The Productivity Tool Trap: More Tools, Less Focus
Here’s how to break free and actually get things done.
In a world of hundreds upon hundreds of productivity tools to choose from — and with new ones appearing by the week — it’s more tempting than ever to give a new tool a try.
What if it helps me be more organized? What if I can track things just a bit better? Won’t that help me perform better and hit that promotion sooner?
Surely it will, right?
Wrong.
I’ve fallen victim to this trap all too often than I’d like to admit, wasting my precious energy and focus to move my entire productivity system into yet another tool.
What I’ve learned from my countless failures is that your lack of productivity isn’t that you’re missing out on that one tool you’ve yet to try. Instead, it’s that you need to stick to what’s tried and true and works for you.
Once you remove all the noise, adopt a simple productivity system that works for you, and train your focus, it will make all the difference.
Tools Are An Illusion
Not only are a good bit of tools costly, most containing another monthly cost to add to your pile of subscriptions, but they never solve the core issue — focus.
