What I learned about productivity from Michael Hyatt’s Free to Focus

I have to say that I was quite excited when Michael released his new book Free to Focus. I have been reading many of his other books (mentioned below) and found his books easy to read and his advice very practical and based on things that he has done in his life.

Who is Michael Hyatt?

Michael Hyatt is an American author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and the former chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson. He has written several books about leadership, planning, and goal setting, including The Vision Driven Leader, Your Best Year Ever, Living Forward and more.

Free to Focus is a book that shares Michael’s lessons on productivity. Being the CEO of Thomas Nelson and now running his own company, Michael is obviously a very busy individual, but he has managed to balance his work and family priorities after trying to do it all.

Here is what I learned from Michael on productivity:

What is your end goal for productivity?

The first thing you need to reflect on is what your end goal for productivity is. Michael provides a few wrong answers. For example, your end goal is likely not efficiency. If it is, it means that you are trying to get more work done in the limited amount of time and you are…