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A Donkey’s Guide To Productivity

Saddle up for a better way to get things done

Andy Taylor
5 min readNov 30, 2021

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Sometimes it’s hard to keep progressing and getting better. Our old vices drag us back, life seems hard and you just want to step off the treadmill of life, sit down and put your head in your hands.

I get that feeling. Believe me.

But there is one thing that gets me to raise my head and — even if I don’t get straight back out there — at leasts enables me to start to think about it.

And it’s a beautifully simple technique that donkeys know only too well…

Progress Is Hard

All of us have things we’re working on, all of the time. For me it’s my company, my weight, my mental health.

And this stuff matters. My company is how I earn a living. My weight has been an issue most of my adult life. My mental health always needs work.

And the problem is that these are not just nice little books we can grab off the shelf, write a few notes in and then put back… our “stuff” (whatever it is) is with us ALL OF THE TIME.

Stress, issues and problems stay with us, especially when they have been ingrained over many years. We chip away at them, reading, learning, living intentionally, but sometimes it gets too much and we…

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Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor

Written by Andy Taylor

I want to learn. I try to grow. I’d love to help.

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