Comments on: Stop With The Productivity Pitches!

By: 10 Reasons You Should Just Give Up « Attack of the Lists

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:52:26 +0000

[...] This post by Dan Curtis is in response to the “Cult of Productivity”. You can read the whole thing here. [...]

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By: Blogtalk: Journaling News — Writing Through Life

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:04:26 +0000

[...] help achieve goals posted earlier this week. In that case, you’ll enjoy Dan Curtis’s blog post, Stop With the Productivity Pitches! Not that there’s anything wrong with my article, but there is a place and a season for [...]

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By: Dan Curtis

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:32:53 +0000

@ Michael Wirth. Thanks, Michael. Your comments gave me a real lift today. Much appreciated!

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By: Michael Wirth

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:49:56 +0000

What I loved about your posting was your willingness to examine a career committment to which you had devoted enormous time and effort and conclude that you weren’t having a good time, for what ever reason. And then you acted in your own best interest instead of continuing to “just work a little harder” or “just hang in there, it has to get better.” In other words– If the only tool you have is a hammer, you treat everything like a nail.
Dan, what a wonderful posting about the rewards of an examined life.

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By: Dan Curtis

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:55:38 +0000

@Amber Lea Starfire. Thanks, Amber. Appreciate the link.

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By: Amber Lea Starfire

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:53:07 +0000

Dan, I love your post! I just posted an article over on writingthroughlife.com about using journaling to help achieve goals. I think I’ll post a link to your article as an antidote to mine .

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By: Dan Curtis

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:32:39 +0000

@Pattie Whitehouse. Now that I’m fully alert from my nap, I can respond to your comments. I agree that doing what gives you joy is certainly a key to happiness and an important ingredient to any successful business. And for those who think napping is a waste of time, studies show that it actually has numerous benefits. If it was good enough for Winston Churchill, it’s good enough for me!

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By: Pattie Whitehouse

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:49:57 +0000

YAY!! Another Dan rant! You go, boy!!!
I gave up on other people’s definitions of productivity long ago and have found a simple guideline to creating success on my own terms: Do what gives you joy.
Dan, sounds to me like you find joy in napping. Nap away, my friend! And may the ripples of your napping spread peace across this troubled world.

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By: Dan Curtis

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:44 +0000

@Lynn Palermo. Thanks, Lynn. And good for you for “giving up” the rat race.

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By: Lynn Palermo

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:11:06 +0000

Well said! A few years ago I gave up trying to be superhuman, holding down a 60 hour a week job, being a good mother and wife ( whatever that means). I left the rat race and focused on my family and a few things that make me happy, reading, writing and genealogy. I’m much happier now that life is simpler and so is my family. I would rather set this sort of example for my girls then the superhuman example I was striving for in my previous life.

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