YOURSELF AND PRODUCTIVITY - Richard Okunola

In life, it is quite difficult to create a work-life balance for people, hence leading to displeasure in work and frustration in achieving goal/targets.

Let’s take a practical example.

Yourself and Productivity

In Economics, the law of Diminishing Returns, also called ''Principle of diminishing marginal productivity', states that if one input in the production of a commodity is increased while all other inputs are held fixed, a point will eventually be reached at which additions of the input will yield progressively smaller i.e the more and more you consume a particular commodity, the less satisfaction you will derive when you are filled up.

You can drink up to 5 bottles of Coke continuously at the same time but it will get to a stage where an additional intake will/would cause a problem. At this point, you pause to take a break. This is exactly what this article is all about.

You must learn to manage your time appropriately so as not to lay your hands on too many things at the same time. Multi-tasking is cool but trying to do more than your capacity is B.A.D

If you know you cannot perform a particular work/task/assignment for more than five hours without eating, you should create a time for yourself so as not to cause fatigue... as at the moment you begin to feel very weak/tired, you should know that you have reached the diminishing return stage where you need to relax, calm down and freshen up.

Relax your nerves, improve your productivity, get things done, and find more time for what's most important.

"To be successful, you must have a vision, mission and objective" - Richard Okunola