Getting Things Done: Why Being Efficient May Not Bring You The Results You Want

As you create your success goals and put that personal blueprint into action, you will come to be aware of the great difference between efficiency and effectiveness.

* Efficiency is the process of staying busy all the time, with idle moments.

* Effectiveness is the process of producing the maximum results in the minimum time, with the minimum effort.

Most people spend their lives attempting to become more efficient. Yet efficiency is not the key to getting more done. How many times have you thought to yourself at the end of a day: “I was so busy today I just couldn't seem to catch my breath, but I still didn't get much done.”

That feeling is the trademark of efficiency - lots of action, but lack of results.

Your dreams, goals, and action plans are all about results. They have little to do with the process of staying busy. In fact, there is some conflict. Look again at the definition of effectiveness and you will notice that the objective is to produce results with minimum time and effort, not maximum "busyness" and hard work.


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