Getting stuff done

Are you more or less productive than you were a decade ago?

I last posted this question ten years ago, and was amused this week when I stumbled back across it. I imagine “2013 Lori” must have been worried about declining productivity, hoping to better understand—and probably correct—that trend. Compared to “2003 Lori,” there’s no question she was losing steam.

If only she’d known.

Now a decade further on, “2023 Lori” just laughs and says, “Hold my beer.” I do miss the energy and spark that drove the earlier versions of myself, but I’d like to think I’ve also gotten a little better at choosing what to invest my time in (admittedly the jury’s still out on that one.) There’s still a lot I care about and hope to achieve—while at the same time I’ve gotten really good at saying “no” to the task list in favor of a hike in the Colorado sunshine.

How about you? What’s productivity look like during this season of your life?