The Secret of a Productive Day

An Employee wanted to know the secret of a productive day; He decided to learn it from a monk.

Employee: Master could you please tell me, what is secret of a productive day?

Monk: Start a day with the following questions:

·         What should I do?

·         Why should I do it?

·         How should I do it?

·         When should I do it?

·         Who should do it?

·         Where should I do it?

·         What will happen if I don’t do it or don't do it well

Employee: Master, why should we ask such questions before we start a day?

Monk: Productivity can be achieved when we have the following thoughts in our mind:

·         Objective for the day

·         Purpose behind the objective

·         Methods to do a task

·         Time and time frame to do a task

·         Should you do it or delegate it to others

·         Identify the place for doing the task

·         Identify the impact of doing it well as well as the consequences of not doing it well     

Written by: M.L.Narendra Kumar