Basically, it’s getting important stuff done well enough in a reasonable amount of time. Key words: important, well enough, reasonable. If your output is high, but it’s crap, you’re not being productive. If you’re being a perfectionist (i.e., aiming for an impossible goal), you’re not being productive. If your work is taking oodles of time to produce because you’re procrastinating or not taking initiative or being a perfectionist, you’re not being productive.
How do you know if you’re productive? It’s really a judgment call. You have to know the value of the task relative to everything else you have to do, or whoever else you are working with. Tip: To keep the first two elements in balance, focus on time. It's finite and everyone has the same amount. Deadlines work.
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