Source https://zenhabits.net/essential-meaningful/
By Leo Babauta
I don’t care about being efficient and productive just to be a better person, to get more done, to be more awesome. Cranking out more stuff for productivity’s sake doesn’t interest me anymore (it used to).
Today, I care about productivity only as it affects my mission.
I’m on a mission to change the world, and if I can be more focused, effective, and powerful as I do that … then it serves the mission.
What doesn’t serve the mission is burning myself out. I’m in this for the long haul, and rest and self-care are incredibly important.
I also don’t want to just have my nose to the grindstone. I care about the experience I’m having as I’m on my mission — it needs to be powerful, joyful, meaningful. I’m not just cranking widgets.
With that context in mind … let’s look at what is essential t…