Have you made a resolution to be more productive in the new year? Productivity is important, of course — we all want to reach our goals in a reasonable amount of time, after all! But as Daniel Anstandig points out in this episode of Innovation19, we often judge our productivity by the amount of tasks we complete in a day, regardless of the importance of those tasks. It can lead us to create ridiculously long to-do lists we have no hope of completing in a single day, leaving us feeling like a failure. But it turns out that we actually feel more productive when we complete two genuine priorities than when we do ten meaningless chores. Approaching our daily tasks with more mindfulness and intention is just one of the tips Daniel breaks down to help us feel more accomplished; he also gets into hacks for sleep, social media, diet and nutrition, and tackling the dreaded email inbox. Some of the resources mentioned include: