Productivity Masterclass Ft. Isaac Newton

Hey there, we all studied three law of motion in our school but have you ever thought if we can learn about productivity from it?

Turns out, each law is related to each other and can teach us some important relationship between task and motivation.

For better understanding, object is the task in hand, force means external force which motivates us to preform the task it can be money, deadline, etc, and lastly object in motion means when you are performing the task.

Let’s start with first law

An object at rest will remain at rest

This is simple, if you never start your task it will never be completed. There is a need of external force to make the object in motion. And we need to be in motion because,

An object in motion will remain in motion at a constant speed and in an straight line, unless acted upon by a net force

When your task is in motion, it will continue to be in motion as the small accomplishments you make in the task will provide motivation (force) for the next task and the next task to the further task, etc., it is a continuous chain reaction unless there is a external force to disturb this reaction. Therefore we need our task (object) to be in motion.

Second law

The second law of motion guides us how we can get out object into motion.

The more force you apply to an object, the faster it will accelerate

The acceleration of your object (task in-hand) is directly proportional to the external force (motivation). The more you can channel your motivation, the faster you could perform the task.

and the more massive an object is, the more force you will need to apply to accelerate it by the same amount.

If your task is bigger or harder, you will need more external force to bring it into motion. And to bring large task into action we need to understand the third law of motion.

Third law

Third law talks about the bringing large project into motion

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

A simple example to explain this law is think of a boy in a skate board and he tries to kicks the ball, he exerts a force on the ball. The ball then exerts an equal and opposite force back on the boy. This force is what causes the boy to sit back on his skateboard.

This law is crucial in rocket designing as when a rocket launches, the hot exhaust gases from the engine push against the ground. The ground then pushes back against the rocket with an equal and opposite force. This force is what propels the rocket forward.

Now think of your task as rocket, if the rocket is very large there are two options, either provide rocket with enough force that it would be able to launch and set into motion, or launch it in parts and assemble it in the space itself.

We might have some life projects that are very large, we can’t perform them at ones, it will require lot of external force, and many times it is not possible due to financial or time constraint.

In such time we can work on such projects by breaking it into small projects and then each project into small tasks. That way you can set your task into motion easily with less external force and as you know “An object in motion will remain in motion at a constant speed and in an straight line, unless acted upon by a net force”

We hope you’ve enjoyed this unique take on productivity and found it as insightful as I did. I am eager to hear your thoughts and experiences as you apply these principles to your own life. Let’s keep the conversation going, and here’s to a more productive you! 🚀