Why productivity hack trend is missing the point

There are dozens of popular best sellers books on this topic, which have given birth to hundreds (or even thousands?) of bullet-point like articles on internet… For sure, these books contain some golden nuggets of insights and advices. However, articles trying to summarize the main take-aways are most of the time full of shortcuts or incomplete assessments, ...

Don’t get me wrong : I believe in morning routines and habit stacking for key moments of your work days to gain clarity and efficiency. There are very powerful technics, tips and tools to increase focus and productivity…. But… at the same time… All of these injunctions make me want to run away. Why? Because most of these articles are missing the main factor when it comes to efficiency : how knowing yourself, your nature, your rhythm, taking these informations into account in your work organisation and positioning are the real game changer.

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Helene Schmit
Self-sustainability… wait, what is it exactly?

Sustainability… A very trendy word painted everywhere in green shiny letters... So used and abused that most people have lost sight of its meaning.

However, when understood and applied properly, it is one of the most powerful rules of living, both when it comes to a long-term environmental vision of course, but also when it comes to ourselves.

It is a notion that really embodies the core of my work with Exploring Happy.

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