337 / Productivity’s empty promise
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337 / Productivity’s empty promise
Slow productivity is just one response among many to a much bigger problem: The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured.
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
there’s simply no way around the fact that we’re pretty fed up with a certain philosophical framework in Silicon Valley. It has many names: the growth mindset. OKRs. KPIs. Even Minimalism — the predominant aesthetic of our era. But at its core, it all comes down to one thing: the relentless optimization of everything in our world.
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The Browser Company • Optimizing for Feelings
Productivity is a trap. Becoming more efficient just makes you more rushed, and trying to clear the decks simply makes them fill up again faster.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are ... See more
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
We can prioritize caring over competition. Much of the most meaningful work that people do, such as caregiving, creative work, and emotional labor, cannot be quantified using conventional metrics. This requires a rethinking of productivity. We must find new ways to value and encourage this essential work rather than attempting to impose these activ... See more