2997: How Do You Balance Productivity and Creativity? by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology on Choosing Happiness

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2997: Tyler Tervooren explores the hidden stress that comes with focusing on productivity and hourly earnings, revealing how it can unintentionally bleed into every aspect of life, even leisure. He emphasizes the need to prioritize creative downtime and personal moments to truly enhance productivity and happiness, suggesting strategies to balance efficiency with fulfillment. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.riskology.co/productivity-vs-creativity/ Quotes to ponder: "I was falling into a subconscious trap: putting a dollar value on every hour—even if those hours shouldn’t be compared." "Will a painter create their best work doing nothing but mastering brush strokes, or do they need to spend time thinking about the purpose behind the strokes too?" "Stepping back and looking at your work as a whole drives creativity. It helps you get out of your routine for a moment and look at the bigger picture." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.2	This is Optimal Finance Daily. How do you balance productivity and creativity?
1:06.6	By Tyler Tervorin of Riskology.co.
1:11.3	What's that? I ask myself as I pour over my time sheets.
1:15.9	I'm making hundreds of dollars an hour doing this,
1:19.2	but only a few dollars per hour doing that.
1:22.4	This is my new hobby.
1:24.1	Figuring out how much money the different things I do make over time. I use a timer to track and record
1:30.4	each of my business tasks so that every so often I can look back and see what work is most
1:36.2	productive for my bank account. But just as interesting as peeking at the inner workings of my
1:41.9	business is the effect it's had on other areas of my life.
1:46.5	Unfortunately, it hasn't been great. The more I increase my hourly wage, the more irritable and
1:53.4	stressed I am when I feel like I'm using my time unproductively. Not just at work, everywhere.
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