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Personal Productivity in the Age of AI

Module 1 — See Your Work Before You Augment It

Lesson 2: The Impact Equation — Solutions, Delivery, and Speed

Last updated: 2026-05-12

Time spent and intensity of effort together produce output, but only some of that output is the kind anyone wanted. The honest equation has three terms, and improving any one of them at the cost of the others is a recognisable failure pattern.

Lesson 2: The Impact Equation — Solutions, Delivery, and Speed

Blackboard

Identification times delivery, divided by time

12 min
Pause and Think

Think of someone you have worked with who was admired for being busy. What did they actually finish, and what would you say their genuine contribution to the organisation was?

Practice Question

Question

Does not count for certificate
Choose one answer, use the hint if needed, then check your answer.
Use the hint before checking if you need a nudge.