Productivity 101

I was planning this blogpost for quite some time. An incident during my last visit to my local library yesterday made me finally write it. But more on that later.

I visit my local library on average two evenings in a month. Don’t remember when I started with this habit. I do this for a couple of reasons:

1. It is refreshing!

Breaking away from the daily routine makes a great day. It is a real treat to just pick a subject and do some browsing to get an overview of a specific topic. The library I visit has a big collection of books, cd’s and dvd’s as well as audiobooks. There is also a reading corner with magazines and papers. And most important, they have a coffee machine!

2. It is cheap!

The library enables me to read books, listen to music and audiobooks and see movies without investing a lot of money. I also make use of a trick I learned from someone to just list a couple of topics that I want to know more about.  I have lists of books I want to read, cd’s I want to listen to and a list of movies I want to watch.

3. Try before you buy! 

The library doesn’t replace the joy of possessing books, cd’s and movies. But with my regular visits to the library I can try things out and only buy those books, cd’s and movies that stand out.

So if you haven’t been to your local library in a while, go there and see how it can help you become more productive! I know that you can find a lot of info on the Internet but sometimes just browsing through books and magazines is just better.

Now back to what made me finally write this post. Last Tuesday I experienced the one drawback in all the years I have been doing this. My bike was stolen during my visit to the library. The bike was only 4 weeks old. I guess it was just too new…

written by Fokke