Question: What is the difference between "investment" and "sacrifice"? In your February 26, 2012 webcast, you indicated that you regard sacrifices as something very different from investments. But doesn't sacrifice just mean giving up something? In that case, don't investments in the future require sacrifice now? Or: What's the difference between sacrificing some ease and comfort for your goal versus investing time and work to achieve a goal?

Subjects Discussed: * Productivity is not a matter of willpower * Doing a boring job that just pays the bills * Dealing with overwhelming quantities of email * Making progress on long-term projects * Dealing with burnout * Keeping motivation without deadlines.