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Most entrepreneurs think productivity is about doing more.
They're wrong.
Real productivity is about doing less of the right things.
Today I was at another one of our weekly masterminds with some high quality entrepreneurs around the table, and most of them talked about how they’re still doing a lot of manual data entry and updating thinking they need to hire a VA.
Even though everything they mentioned could be automated with a simple Notion system and some basic N8N automation.
Hiring a VA might keep them busy and they’ll feel productive but it’s not actually the right solution.
You see every task in your business falls into 1 of 4 categories:
Eliminate: Stop doing it entirely (usually through simplifying your business)
Automate: Let technology do it (Notion, Zapier, N8N or Make)
Delegate: Let people do it (Hire 1 that hires 10)
Do: Only if it requires your unique genius AND it gives you energy because you enjoy doing it.
Most people skip straight to "delegate" or "do."
Where you actually want to start with “eliminate” and “automate”.
The EAD Energy Audit:
Look at your calendar from last week. For every task, ask:
Eliminate: Does this actually move the needle? (Most don't)
Automate: Can a system do this without human input?
Delegate: Can someone else do this 80% as well as me?
Do: Does this require my unique skills and vision?
Because here's the energy management truth:
Elimination gives you the most energy back.
Automation gives you the most time back.
Delegation gives you the most leverage back.
The goal isn't to work harder. It's to remove work entirely.
And if you’d like my 1:1 help to help you remove as much work from your calendar through systems & automations, then just reply “Audit” and I’ll send you some more details.
No fluff. Just systems.
Chris "The Systemizer" Punt