So now let's jump right in. Let's start with what kills productivity. Most people when they arrive at work, they don't know what to do. They really don't know they don't have priorities. They just arrive, and they start working. But they don't really know if what they are doing is effective.
They don't know it, just like they're just doing something. And these people, they don't know the difference between being busy and being productive, being busy is that you are just doing stuff. But if you are doing stuff that is not getting you closer to your dreams is not getting you real results. Or if you're just doing stuff to do stuff to appear busy. It does not mean that you're productive. being busy, you're doing stuff, just stuff, and you don't know if you should get real results.
And it's unusual. You don't know if it's a priority. You're just doing stuff to do stuff and being productive. It means that you are doing more of the important tasks faster and better. So So about defining the tasks that you have to do during the day. We'll get more into that later.
But just I wanted to show you here, that being busy and productive is not the same thing. Another reason is that they have a lot of distractions. They have the phone here that has a lot of distractions, that there are many notifications that will appear here on the phone, that we say oh, there is this new cat that just that that was just born there is that there is that there is that there is a notification there is new certifications, there are really a lot of things and they are the colleagues are the boss that the other people the other phone calls. So at the end, it's really difficult to just focus on one task because we have all these distractions. So in this course we'll see how you can reduce the amount of distractions so that when you work, you are 100% of the time working you just work and you have a laser focus on what you do.
And nowadays it's so difficult but I will show you ways on how you can Do that. Another reason is that they don't have a deadline. They have this project or they know that they should take these actions. But they don't have a deadline. They don't have a sense of urgency. And what ends up happening is that they don't do they procrastinate.
And they're not motivated to take action. So show you the schools, how you can have deadlines for everything that you do, so that you can really fast track your success. And you can work faster than ever. Another problem is that most people multitask. They try to do too many things at once. Have you ever been in front of your computer, and you're trying to work, and then you have your phone next to you.
And then you have a WhatsApp message, and then you have a text message. And then you have a Facebook tab open and then you have a YouTube tab open. So you just check your email, and then you find this link about this amazing video on YouTube. And then you have a friend that texts you. And at the end, you are trying to do too many things at once and you don't do anything, if it's something that is familiar to you. So we try to really focus on one thing at a time I will show you how and another reason Is that they don't understand how to use willpower to think that their willpower would be the same at 9am and a 5pm.
And what ends up happening is that they arrive at work. And they don't do the important tasks until the afternoon. And what will end up happening is that they will do with the important tasks late during the afternoon and it will be the moment when the willpower is the lowest. So we'll discuss about willpower and how to do the important task in the morning instead of the afternoon, afternoon and why it's really important.