Gordon: Productivity tool choice matters far less than execution and consistency
Whitson Gordon · How Lifehacker Went from 1m to 10m Monthly Uniques Fast with Whitson Gordon EP 187 · Mar 5, 2016 · at 18:05
Whitson Gordon, former Editor-in-Chief of Lifehacker and How-To Geek, shares his core productivity lesson learned over his editorial career.
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“The tool you use does not matter as much as how you use it or the fact that you're using it at all. You know, I spent far too long playing with different to-do list apps and different Evernote note-taking apps kind of stuff to find the perfect one, which fit my workflow perfectly, and at the end of the day, You know, trying to do that is a much bigger waste of time. You're getting less done. You'd be much better off with a tool that's good enough. You know, perfection is the enemy of the good. Get yourself 90% of the way there and move on to the next thing because you will spend half as much time just trying to get that last 10%.”
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