15. The productive person knows that certain seasons call for certain kinds of work.
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. (Prov. 20:4)
16. Productivity doesn’t mean everything always goes smoothly. It means you plow through the tough days to get something done.
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. (Prov. 24:10)
17. Being productive is not just about knowing what to do, but knowing the order and priority of what should be done.
Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house. (Prov. 24:27)
18. The vastness of your plans and aspirations are not the mark of your productivity. It is about what you actually accomplish.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. (Prov. 27:1)
19. Though perhaps not in the short term, in the long term it is more productive to prevent the disaster that you see coming in the future.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. (Prov. 27:12)
20. Don’t be ostentatious with your productivity habits. You’ll annoy everyone around you!
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. (Prov. 27:14)
21. Mundane chores and maintenance activities are an important part of being productive.
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored. (Prov. 27:18)
22. It is possible to be productive without looking like a productivity guru. Probably the most productive people are those who don’t need tools, apps, etc. Don’t try to look productive. Just get your work done!
Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank; the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces. (Prov. 30:24-26)
