Should You Feel Guilty for Not Working Enough?

How to know if you’re right about your productivity?

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Do you ever get this feeling that you’re not doing enough, that you should work more? When do you feel that way, is it justified? Are you concerned you’re not moving fast enough but at least getting results, or do you know deep down that you definitely need to work more?

Or maybe you feel the opposite? Do you feel like you work too much, that you need a break? And again, are you lying to yourself or are you actually going too hard, and need to wind down for a bit?

It’s really hard to have an objective point of view on how much work you get done. If you’re someone who always wants more, then you might feel guilty for not working enough, while still working 3 times more than average. If you’re someone who tends to always postpone and do everything in a rush, the haste might give you a false sense of getting stuff done in an efficient manner, while you’re doing the opposite.

So how do you know if you’re actually working enough? Mostly through the metrics related to your work. Let me explain.

The output metric: do you make progress?

The most obvious thing to look at when trying to get an objective idea of your workload is your…