--- title: Just Released -- Being Productive - Simple Steps to Calm Focus description: On the new video course - Being Productive --- ![burger-icon](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/icons/burger-icon.svg) [![Kourosh Dini - Homepage](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/logos/kourosh-logo.svg)](https://www.kouroshdini.com) ![close-icon](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/icons/close-icon.svg) - [Blog page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog) - [Podcast page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/podcast) - [Music page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/music) - [Courses & Books page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/courses-and-books) - [Psychoanalysis page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/psy) - [About page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/about) - [Contact page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/contact) - [Waves of Focus page](https://www.kouroshdini.com/waves-of-focus) ![Search](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/icons/search-icon.svg) [![at-icon](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/icons/at-icon.svg)](mailto:kmdini@gmail.com) [Return to Blog](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog) # Just Released -- Being Productive - Simple Steps to Calm Focus Dec 11, 2017 ![](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/blog%20image.webp) ### Dear Readers, I’m excited to announce that *Being Productive: Simple Steps to Calm Focus* is now available!. **Note**, if you own the *Zen & The Art of Work* course, you’ll get the new course for free. Being Productive is a free upgrade. Just go to your Gumroad account, and it’ll be there.   ### What is *Being Productive*? ***Being Productive* is the simplest presentation of my workflow**, separated from any tool or heavy theory. You can use pen and paper or a complex task system, either way. The concepts remain the same. It is my core productivity set. \[embed\]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7WpgOcj5hs&feature=youtu.be\[/embed\] If you’re looking for a solid course on how to be productive, this is it. It condenses years of therapy, creativity, meditation, work on productivity and more into a set of 14 exercises with the highest production values I could muster. If you enjoyed *Creating Flow with OmniFocus* but are looking for something to instead give you an overall picture of productivity, this is it. If you enjoyed *Workflow Mastery*, but just want to get at the meat of doing work, this is it. \[button link="https://gumroad.com/l/Being\_Productive" type="big"\] Buy Being Productive Now\[/button\] The course starts with very general but fundamental basics of good workflows. It then progresses into more concrete suggestions as you go along. Here is the outline: - **Module 01 - Introduction** - Learn a key ingredient of productivity. - **Module 02 - Choosing Your Focus** - Learn to make solid decisions about projects and next actions. - **Module 03 - Taking a Step** - Learn to engage your work at a subtle and deep level. - **Module 04 - Walking Paths** - Learn to engage work with regularity to build momentum and large projects. - **Module 05 - Preparing Time** - Learn to set the rest of your work aside for full focus. - **Module 06 - Setting Thoughts Aside** - Learn optimal uses of an Inbox. - **Module 07 - Addressing Thoughts** - Learn where to set ideas so they’ll be ready for you when you’re ready for them. - **Module 08 - Using Action Lists** - Learn to build helpful routines and structures to further build your focus. - **Module 09 - Preparing Space & Attention** - Learn techniques to optimize your environment and avoid procrastination. - **Module 10 - Creating Next Actions** - Learn to break work down to ease forward motion. - **Module 11 - Mastery** - Learn to find the basics of work so you can find play and mastery. - **Module 12 - Setting Work Aside** - Learn to set work aside and create supportive environments to make productivity easier. - **Module 13 - Preparing the Day** - Learn to prepare and plan to make your decisions easier. - **Module 14 - Reviewing Systems** - Learn to create genuine trust in your systems so you can have a clear mind. - **Module 15 - Charting Courses** - Learn to balance your work so you can easily know what you can and cannot take on. - **Module 16 - Practicing** - Bring all you’ve learned together.   ### How Much and Where? The course is $34.95 and is available at [UsingOmniFocus.com](http://usingomnifocus.com/), [KouroshDini.com](https://www.kouroshdini.com/), and [Gumroad](https://gumroad.com/l/Being_Productive). \[button link="https://gumroad.com/l/Being\_Productive" type="big"\] Buy Being Productive Now\[/button\]   ![Divider](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/separator.svg) Share this article ## Recent Articles [![Is the Medication Working?](https://www.kouroshdini.com/hubfs/S01E77%20-%20Is%20the%20Medication%20Working-blog.jpg)](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/is-the-adhd-medication-working) #### [Is the Medication Working?](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/is-the-adhd-medication-working) Oct 16, 2026 Hmm, I wonder if this medication's working. Maybe it is. 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