Best Articles on Efficiency: Interesting Reads
By Mike Raia 
| Published November 13, 2019
Efficient or Productive?
People often confuse "efficiency" with "productivity." Let's differentiate the two. Setapp covers it nicely here:
"Put simply, productivity is the quantity of work produced by a team, business or individual. Efficiency, on the other hand, refers to the resources used to produce that work."
So you can be wildly productive but terribly inefficient. Like a pitcher who gets out a lot of batters but needs a lot of time and pitches to do so. An efficient pitcher works quickly and doesn't have to throw a lot of pitches.
So how does this apply to your everyday work?
- Do you come into the office each day and not know where to start?
- Do you have to send ten emails to get an answer to a question?
- Do you have long, painful meetings with no agenda?
- Do you spend more money than budgeted to hit your goals?
These are all signs of inefficiency in the workplace and they're also what's preventing you (and your co-workers) from making the most out of every day. We've collected several articles about the topic of efficiency to help make you more efficient AND productive. Because when you improve your efficiency you WILL get more done in the same amount of time. Or, perhaps even better, you'll get the same amount done but work fewer hours.
By the way, we think the best way to make your entire company more efficient is to implement workflow automation.
Efficiency Articles
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11 Things Ultra-Productive People Do Differently
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7 Things Highly Efficient People Do Every Day
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8 Things Really Efficient People Do
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How to Be Efficient: 7 Science-Backed Ways to Build Speed as a Habit
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18 Habits of Highly Productive People: What Efficient People Have in Common
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How to Work Faster and More Efficiently
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How to Be More Efficient at Work
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20 Ways to Improve Your Efficiency at Work
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5 Ways to Be More Efficient in Your Job
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9 Ways To Manage Your Time More Efficiently
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6 ways to be more efficient with your time
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10 Ways to Run a More Efficient Office
How do you stay efficient and productive? Let us know in the comments.
Mike Raia
Marketing the world's best workflow automation software and drinking way too much coffee. Connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelraia/