The Difference Between Busy And Productive
- Gal Ezra
- Apr 8
- 2 min read
There’s a common saying: “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.”
Sounds good, right? but why? If you were to give it to a busy person, won't they just not get to it and not get it done?
What’s interesting about that mechanism is that the key lies in not just finding a busy person, but finding a productive person.
Yes, someone might be busy, but that doesn’t mean they are getting anything done.
Being busy doesn’t guarantee productivity. Busy people can often spend their time on tasks that don’t lead anywhere or don’t create tangible results.
There are busy people who are busy doing nothing, but productive people get quantities of work done in a totally done manner.
What do I mean?
They handle it fully. It's not half-done and needs to be done again. Productive people get a product - it's complete, it's ready.
Now, a product can be within your organization. For instance, if your marketing guy does an awesome image for social media, that's a product.
It doesn’t need to be sold outside, it’s something that your company can use to drive results.
A product can be internal or external. So, a productive person gets done products.
What you need to do is think about how you can get a product with what you're doing.
Can you give your boss a done task?
If you're the owner, what is your product?
And are you getting it done?
Are you doing it right?
Is everything being handled fully?
Thank you, and enjoy the video below.
Gal Ezra
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