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Exactly what I thought of reading this. The idea of "productivity" doesn't even make sense. People don't want to be productive, people want to be happy.
Author here. This is essentially what I’m getting at!
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Author here. This is essentially what I’m getting at!
I see that you get to that point towards the end of the article. Kudos for writing that insight, but the beginning and history of productivity seem a bit irrelevant. If I had a magic wand, I would reduce the article to 1/4 its length.
The critiques I see now are of the form: productivity is a means to an end and not the end so this article confuses them.
But I think that is sort of the point.
Traditionally we think of improving the means to achieve the ends we want but the author seems to suggest we should — or are or will — examine the ends to make sure we are not achieving the wrong ones.
It’s almost another way of describing the productivity hack of the no list or choosing what not to achieve to focus on what we do want to achieve.
I think this article misunderstands what productivity is and is trying to achieve. Productivity is about achieving your goals with as little waste as possible, and getting things done. It's not about deciding what those goals are. That's not a slight on productivity, it's just what the word means. This article isn't talking about productivity, it's talking about meaning & fulfilment. But the idea that deciding what y…
I think this article misunderstands what productivity is and is trying to achieve. Productivity is about achieving your goals with as little waste as possible, and getting things done. It's not about deciding what those goals are. That's not a slight on productivity, it's just what the word means. This article isn't talking about productivity, it's talking about meaning & fulfilment. But the idea that deciding what y…
I think this article misunderstands what productivity is and is trying to achieve. Productivity is about achieving your goals with as little waste as possible, and getting things done. It's not about deciding what those goals are. That's not a slight on productivity, it's just what the word means. This article isn't talking about productivity, it's talking about meaning & fulfilment. But the idea that deciding what y…
What's the point of being productive without meaning and fulfillment?