I think this article conflates productivity with diligence. The most effective way I've found to improve productivity is to shift focus onto tasks that bring i

I think this article conflates productivity with diligence. The most effective way I've found to improve productivity is to shift focus onto tasks that bring in more money per unit time spent performing them. Since my daughter was born 7 months ago, I've really only been able to work about 2-3 "full" 8-hour days a week without crashing, and my wife might be able to spend 8-10 hours a week working on the business. However, because we've simply stopped doing tasks that are "work" but don't add greatly to the business's bottom line (for example, we no longer respond to dumb requests from customers, standardise products into a single SKU where possible and shifted our marketing towards eBay's promoted listings rather than building an organic following on social media), we've actually grown slightly. Diligence and drive are definitely important parts of what makes you productive, but it's not the be all and end all.