The End of Productivity

The real potential of a digital organizational system is to be a tool for capturing and systematically reminding you of past ideas, inspirations, insights, and connections. The heart of creativity and innovation is making spontaneous connections between seemingly unrelated things, and note-taking programs can, when used correctly, serve as a cognit... See more

“Broadly speaking, I think there are two main modes of information consumption: foraging and hunting. Foraging is passive: You don’t have a clear goal; you just wander and scroll until something catches your interest. Hunting, on the other hand, is active and purposeful. You know what you’re looking for, and are consciously searching for it. A good

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It’s a little depressing that these days we mainly use computers to consume fast and react fast. Task management turns us into more productive human machines. Rather conveniently for managers, human machines have higher predictability and lower inherent value – they’re easy to automate, replace, and erase.

Productivity is important, but it’s just on... See more