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- Adrian Shepherd is a British productivity consultant who's lived and worked in Japan for the past 24 years.
- We're often our own worst enemies when it comes to productivity, he says.
- When you say you'll do it later, or you work better at night, you're lying to yourself. Instead, tackle those things now.
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I started out my career as a teacher in Japan. Then I became an entrepreneur. Today, I'm a productivity consultant.
Over the past 30 years, I've worked with CEOs, executives, doctors, teachers, athletes, kids, and even a Supreme Court judge. Having worked with such an array of people in different walks of life was a real eye-opener. What I learned is that we have a lot more in common that we realize.
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Adrian Shepherd.
When it comes to productivity, too often we're our own worst enemies. We love to tell ourselves lies that hold us back from achieving our true potential.
The following are the ten most common I've been told over and over again.