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From Chaos to Calm

A Minimalist’s Guide to Winning the Productivity Game

I used to drown.
In tasks. Deadlines. Notifications.

Each day felt like a race I couldn’t win. No matter how fast I ran, the finish line kept moving. By the end of the day, I was exhausted — and yet, I hadn’t achieved anything that mattered.

Sound familiar?

Here’s the truth: productivity isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing less. The right less.

I didn’t learn this from a book or a podcast. I learned it from a breaking point. One night, staring at an endless to-do list, I realized I was living someone else’s priorities. My own goals were buried under meetings, emails, and the pressure to say “yes” to everything.

So, I stopped.

Radical, right? But I did.

I went minimalist — not in the Instagram-aesthetic way, but in how I approached my time and energy. I didn’t throw out my furniture or live out of a backpack. Instead, I decluttered my schedule.

Here’s how.

First, I asked one question: What actually matters?

Not everything does. I realized I was overcommitted to tasks that felt urgent but weren’t important. I started with the essentials —…