Veronica LLorca-Smith argues productivity depends on inputs, not just output. Like a lemon tree needs water and sunlight to bear fruit, humans need sleep, exercise, and supportive environments. Endless to-do lists miss the point if you're not feeding yourself first.
So sleep is one of them. And the second thing that I wanted to talk about that I think is very important about productivity is that I think that it's been so distorted by humans because very often when we think about productivity, we think about output, what we have to do. We have a long to-do list and it's all about doing and producing an output. But look, productivity has 2 elements in the equation, right? Productivity, the outcome, is one, the output, but the input is the other one and is actually more important. My publication is called The Lemon Tree Mindset, so I'm gonna give you an example with a lemon tree. If I told you that you have to make this lemon tree here be more productive, what would you do about it? You would probably give it more water. You would make sure that it has the right conditions, that it has vitamin D from the sun. That's productivity, right? The input so that you can have, have good output. Yet for humans, How often do we talk about input when we talk about productivity? Never. So I think it's really important to stop for a second and think, if you are the lemon tree, what do you need to have good input? What does that mean for you? I was talking about sleep before, which I think is so important. The second thing that I think is personally very important, and, uh, and I have proof, is exercise.
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