Book 2, Post 2

    For my second book, I read Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal. I decided to read this book because as the end of my college career nears, I found myself being worried about my future and where I am going to do after USC. I find myself concerned about finding a career that can sustain me financially but also give me happiness with the work that I put into it. Therefore, when I was reading the suggestions that Professor Hansen put online, I was struck by the following quotes used to describe the book: "The secret to productivity isn't discipline. It's joy" and " We think that productivity is all about hard work. That the road to success is lined with endless frustration and toil. But what if there's another way." These strong quotes convinced me to read the book because I wanted to learn how to happily and joyfully be productive. 

    I think it is clear that what I wanted to get out of this book was a way to be joyfully productive. Typically, I motivate myself by telling myself all the bad things that will happen if I do not complete this specific task. Additionally, I tell myself that I am a bad person or in the wrong if I cannot finish my responsibilities. These negative thoughts led me to reading this book in hopes to find a more positive way of motivating myself. After reading the book, I can confidently say that I actually got what I hoped for. The book was filled with ways and avenues you could pursue in order to be happy with your work and be "joyfully productive." In the next paragraph, I will explain my three biggest takeaways from the book, and how you can be positively productive.

    The three biggest things that I learned was that: being happy will make you more productive, bringing energetic people in your life will keep you going, and cutting out the root of your roadblocks will set you free. First, you might be thinking that it is obvious you will be more productive if you are happy; however, many people do not think about the why it is true. In the short run, negativity MIGHT convince to complete a quick task, but in the long run, these negative thoughts make you believe that the goal is unattainable or pointless which completely destroys any possibility. Next, in order to experience joy and increase your productivity, you need "energizers." This can come in different ways; for example, you can find people who motivate you with their high energy to work, or you can turn your task into a game that you can "play." By doing this, you will not look at your tasks as work and will be able to put more effort into the task because you enjoy doing it. Finally, you need to get rid of the roadblocks that limit your productivity. An example of this could be just getting started as soon as possible. When you wait to begin tasks, everything begins to pile up and can become very overwhelming. Therefore, by just starting the first and easiest step of any assignment or task can actually help you a long way.

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