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1315: The Silent Trap of a Productive Life

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In today’s episode, I’m sharing a powerful and uncomfortable truth: you can be incredibly productive and still be wildly ineffective. If you’ve ever felt like your days are full but your life feels stuck — this is for you.

I’m drawing inspiration from The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis — a book where the devil teaches his apprentice how to keep someone distracted from living a meaningful, intentional life. One of the strategies? Keep them trapped in their to-do list. Make them believe that daily logistics are real life — and never let them question it.

We’re talking about:

  • The danger of mistaking motion for progress

  • How the “secondary” quietly replaces the “primary”

  • Why the tasks that feel urgent often aren't important

  • How to reframe your days around what truly matters

This isn’t about doing less — it’s about making room for what’s real.

Join me inside The Consistency Course

  continue reading

1768 episodes

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Manage episode 489996812 series 2394064
Content provided by Elizabeth Benton. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Elizabeth Benton or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a powerful and uncomfortable truth: you can be incredibly productive and still be wildly ineffective. If you’ve ever felt like your days are full but your life feels stuck — this is for you.

I’m drawing inspiration from The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis — a book where the devil teaches his apprentice how to keep someone distracted from living a meaningful, intentional life. One of the strategies? Keep them trapped in their to-do list. Make them believe that daily logistics are real life — and never let them question it.

We’re talking about:

  • The danger of mistaking motion for progress

  • How the “secondary” quietly replaces the “primary”

  • Why the tasks that feel urgent often aren't important

  • How to reframe your days around what truly matters

This isn’t about doing less — it’s about making room for what’s real.

Join me inside The Consistency Course

  continue reading

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