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Productivity Porn

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Productivity porn is basically a cargo cult – a ritualistic belief system that has evolved around productivity tools and workflows.

Likely emerged because we naturally:

  • Crave achievements and aspire to do more than we realistically can
  • Overcommit intentions and goals to limited time resources
  • Struggle with accurate planning in an unpredictable world
  • Mistake the feeling of productivity for actual productivity.
  • Confuse productivity with efficiency
  • Get freaked out by the peer pressure of high performers