Thread by @rjnestor

Speed : Velocity :: Busy : Productive

(they're not the same!)

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High school physics refresher

Speed is a magnitude only. I might be moving 150 mph (241.4 km/h), but it can be in any direction or combination of directions.

Maybe I'm traveling 150mph, but I'm lurching this way and that, going nowhere in particular

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Velocity is a "vector"—it has magnitude AND direction. If my velocity is 150mph, it's pointed somewhere.

I know where I'm headed, and how fast I'm getting there

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Speed is like being busy
Velocity is like being productive

150mph means nothing if you don't know where you're going

In fact, when you DO know where you're going, you can reduce your velocity significantly and still get there faster. You can take your time

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True productivity is a combination of Purpose (where you're going) and Process (how you get there).

Both Purpose and Process are things you create. Apps like @CompliceGoals and people like @GeorgeSilverman or @Roamfu can help—I can help, too (rjn.st/exec-coach)!

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I create my Purpose and Process in @RoamResearch

I use journaling (@tracyplaces) to develop and discover my Purpose

I use #GTD (as I built it in Roam—courses.rjnestor.com/p/powerful-tas…) as my main Process

GTD keeps me on top of critical routines & habits and aligned with my Purpose

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"If I'm so busy all the time, why do I feel like I never accomplish anything?"

If that 👆 sounds familiar, then you know the difference between busy & productive

Create your Purpose, and let your Process point you in that direction. Think velocity, not speed

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And @LaptopLifeLisa's Roam for Results! She eats process for lunch (not sure that metaphor works but I'm going with it).