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Joe's Goals- Free Online Goal Tracking Scott H Young » The Art of the Finish: How to Go From Busy to Ac Today I have a treat for you. Cal Newport from Study Hacks is going to share some of his insights on productivity. Cal is also the author of How to Become a Straight-A Student and How to Win at College. He is currently studying for a PhD at MIT. Last August, I published an essay on my blog, Study Hacks, that was titled: Productivity is Overrated. Productivity is Overrated That is, the two don’t need to go together. What Accomplished People Do Differently From my experience, the most common trait you will consistently observe in accomplished people is an obsession with completion. It’s this constant stream of finishing that begins, over time, to unlock more and more interesting opportunities and eventually leads to their big scores. If you are productive without harboring this intense desire for completion, you will end up just being busy. Introducing Completion-Centric Planning Here’s the reality: Real accomplishments require really hard pushes. Setup: Construct a Project Page Why This Works