Why Do You Want To Be Productive?

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“What’s your why? If you want to be great on that field, you gotta have a why. The problem with some of y’all, the reason you don’t give 120% every damn time you get on that field, is because you ain’t got a why for what you do. You ain’t got a why.” — Eric Thomas

Productivity is good. You have to be productive. Without productivity, your life is going to suck. That’s what the people say. But why?

Why do you want to be productive in the first place? Productivity for productivity’s sake does not mean anything. It does not get you anywhere. It has to be connected to a bigger why — or else, your endeavor to become more productive will fail.

Back in university, I took a French class. I had already had a few instances of French in my life, starting at age 7 or 8 with private lessons, taking it in high school for three years, spending some time in Paris. So I figured, I’d take a refresher on the language, and maybe pass the B1 exam eventually.

I failed miserably. Not only did I not do my homework, I also only showed up for my once-a-week class…