He found that efficiency accounted for only a little more that a quarter of growth in output, while growth in capital and labor inputs accounted for the remainder. This was precisely the opposite of the conclusion that Kuznets (1971) and Solow (1970) reached 30 years later. Total factor productivity The total factor productivity (or efficiency) was introduced independently by Stigler and became the starting point for a major research program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Since productivity is a not an easy task to start with, it would be best if they start now by having a dream that they could hold on to. The scale or the size of that dream doesn t matter, it can be a big thing or a small thing, what's important is the person is willing to do everything to achieve that dream. When setting goals for yourself, consider and know yourself really well first. That is because you should take into consideration your various skills, ability, talent, capacity, competency, and knowledge in achieving or executing your goals. If you run short of any of the mentioned concepts, chances are realizing your goals would be as hard as you could never have imagined. One of the best methods used was to measure, analyze and then to set improvement goals. Afterwards, a workable productivity improvement plan was designed and was worked on to near-ideal finish. Some of the other methods are as listed. The problems were culled from actual cases, including the actual strategies mapped out and the solutions that were accordingly made. This second habit of highly effective people is mainly based in a premise that initiatives can be divided into two groups: the first being those conceived on mind and the second being initiatives done through action. As such, many experts claim that numerous aggressive endeavors fail because of failure on the mindset. For the long period of 2000-2008, labor productivity in the United States increased at 2% against 1.5% in the European Union. (The 1.1% figure is even much smaller in the original EU-15 member states that exclude the new member states from Central and Eastern Europe.) These differences reflect a more efficient use of capital, labor, and other sources of growth in the United States.