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I disagree that discouragement can be a production killer, although most of the time it is, some actually want to prove people who discourage them wrong so they get more productive, even though they get productive the toxic way but they still are very able to accomplish things.

I agree. In order to achieve something, you have to tell yourself that you WILL do it. If you have negative thoughts, your goals then become optional instead of final. It’s good to have a support system reminding you that you can and will make it happen. If you have the mind set of “if I get it, I get it. If I don’t, I don’t” then you are not pushing yourself to achieve your goal. That mind set is 50% negative, 50% positive.

The author is right. Discouragements and distractions can kill someone's productivity. Both kill one's morale to pursue something.

I totally agree. No one is at their maximum production level when distracted or discouraged. It helps to channel the right attitude to overcoming these because, no matter how much you try, discouragement will always slow your production. I know this for a fact.

I definitely agree with that. I think the easiest way to kill someone's productivity or desire to do something is to discourage them. Demotivation can be a huge factor in why someone struggles to do something. Distraction also kills productivity because your attention is taken elsewhere

Discouragements not just kills productivity but also kills one's self esteem and may lead them to depression and hopelessness. Distraction on the other hand is just a momentary hurdle that you can get over, but it still kills productivity.

sssns wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 16:14 I agree. Reaching our dreams is a process. It is not like jumping from point A to point B. There is a distance and a time that we have to cover to get there. The habits that we develop help to make us efficient and focused.

Agreed, I personally am demotivated to work as soon as soon as I receive negative feedback. I'm still trying to work on this as outward influence should not control my efficiency. Also my mind sometimes has 12 thoughts at once which causes distraction many times. But also keeps me productive.

Discouragement is one hundred percent a production killer. It not only destroys your productivity, but also leaves you depressed and hopeless. It should be avoided at all costs. Stay away from discouraging events, news, people, places, etc.
Distraction, on the other hand, is not necessarily a production killer. Why? Suppose you have worked 10 hours on a particular day. Now you leave all your work, and spend the evening relaxing. What is that relaxation? It is essentially distraction from your work. For a few hours you deliberately distract yourself from your work. It could be through TV, phone, sports, or even a simple walk! This is an example of balanced and well-utilised distraction. But, how do we know if we are using balanced distraction or not?
When you know you can be productive, but are still distracting yourself just for some pleasure, that is bad/imbalanced distraction.
Hope this information is of usefull to you.
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I couldn't agree more because to achieve our dream, it's not just like you will immediately get that because there will be a distance, and to shorten that distance you need to put an effort to improve yourself and your knowledge as well as your skills.

I agree with the author because if you get distracted, you will lose focus. And if are faced with discouragement, your confidence might crumble.

I disagree with this statement. Rather than outrightly saying that trials and obstacles are dream killers, I would say that they are the force that helps to build us to be a stronger and more deserving achievers.

I agree with that. I found that in my own life that discouragement and distraction stopped me from being a better and more productive person. So, they are production killers!

I absolutely agree. Distractions and discouragements can distract one from reaching their goal. People need good support system around them and to be disciplined so I agree with the author.

I agree with this statement. I would say that discouragement is even more dangerous because it often operates from within the subconscious mind and we are not aware of its workings. Distractions, such as social media, are annoying but can be more easily overcome. In any case, both are detrimental to our productivity.

I totally agree to this. Once a focused person starts getting discouraged about a goal he/she is gets easily distracted by almost anything.