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Managing Your Time Well Won't Make You More Productive. But This Will. A psychotherapist's new book taught me to rethink "relentlessness."

By Jason Feifer

This story appears in the May 2023 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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What does productivity mean to you?

Like, literally? What does it mean for you to have a productive day?

Here's my answer, which is typical: "Productivity" means I complete a list of tasks. That's because I organize my day around my to-do list, and I feel productive when I check stuff off.