But busyness does not translate into productivity if it doesn’t lead you to accomplish anything. - Chris Bailey

unlike your most meaningful tasks, your most purposeful tasks may not necessarily contribute a lot of value or meaning to you, but they contribute an incredible amount of value to your productivity.

your brain is simply not built to focus on more than one thing at once. In fact, your brain can’t focus on two things simultaneously — instead it rapidly switches between them, which creates the illusion that you’re doing more than one thing at a time.

Continually seeking novel stimuli makes us feel more productive — after all, we’re doing more in each moment. But again, just because we’re busier doesn’t mean we’re getting more accomplished.