You Can't Be Productive By Doing Nothing

Update: 2025-08-12

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So … Do the First Next Thing

So much of the time being unproductive comes down to doing nothing. We get so overwhelmed by all the things on our to-do lists that our brains start spinning out of control. Should I do this? Should I do that? And then … we get stuck in limbo … and do nothing.

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You Can't Be Productive By Doing Nothing

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So … Do the First Next Thing

You Can't Be Productive By Doing Nothing

Mark Eastman

You Can't Be Productive By Doing Nothing