27The Real Theory of Relativity and the Law of Relaxed Productivity
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
—Peter Drucker
I used to get wildly frustrated at my boss, especially after a long day at work. I would fantasize about throwing everything off of my desk, kicking his office door open, and yelling “Hey, fool—I quit!”
Of course, these fantasies took on various forms with harsher language on the really bad days…
One day, I realized that there was a pattern to my frustration. I noticed that I would get fired up and have this quitting fantasy at the end of my work days, not at the beginning.
When I had a day full of pointless meetings, these fantasies would happen earlier in the day.
There was a method ...
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