This makes me think of optimization problems around creating a life of productivity. Sometimes what seems to be an improvement just leads to suboptimal local optimizations. If you want to optimize, you really need to plan and look for all options as opposed to just taking a step in what looks like the right direction. For instance, going for fast food over learning to cook some basic meals. If you are trying to optim…
> And on working out, there are studies that working out actually gets you better focus and productivity gains for hours after you're done.
"You should do X because it will make you more productive" – this kind of rhetoric, while not incorrect, misses the point. Productivity is not the measure of all things. You should exercise because it makes you happy and healthy.