How to Be More Productive or Get More Done by Following the Habits of The Amish Lifestyle Throughout the known history of humans, we have never been as busy as we are today. Our schedules are so tightly planned that most of us can’t find time for ourselves, our loved ones or do the things we truly want. So, you’d expect that our work output will be increasing, right? But the opposite is happening. According to the News Observer, falling productivity is the greatest obstacle to economic growth. This is true both in the US and the Uk. Productivity levels nationally are below 2% and this does not just affect the economy, it affects you too. The battle against procrastination is a daily goal for most of us that is why the self-help and increasing productivity market is booming. From videos to books and life coaches, It’s an industry …show more content…
During an interview, Einstein was asked why he chose to be a physicist instead of a doctor or an engineer: his reply was that because he would have been terrible in those fields. Many people still blindly believe the “follow your passion advice” and we think it’s how people succeed but it is the complete opposite. Cal Newport in his other book “So good that they can’t ignore you”, argues that passion is the result of years spent developing a skill. You don’t become passionate then do the tasks. You do what you have to do and as your skill level increase and you get rewarded for it, you develop passion for it. Let’s take the late Steve Jobs as a case study. Building tech gadgets was never his passion, he cared about helping people improve their lives and Apple was just a side project that became successful. The Amish don’t follow their passion especially when they decide what business they want to start, they offer the world what they know how to do. Restaurants, bakeries, and local farm shops are a common business that Amish people like to venture into because they are good at