Productivity kills us #1

While the desire to complete a set of tasks within a timeframe is not a new phenomenon, our cultural obsession with personal productivity is.

In the 1990s, technology was promoted as a time-saving tool, such as search engines that saved us hours of digging for information...

Without the sense of unease that comes from having deadlines and expectations, we tend to do the minimum required to get by.

We also fall into the "work trap," where we feign "busy" as a way to stay in our comfort zones and avoid doing new things.

Optimizing our life and time should not be at the expense of those who eventually get to do the ‘small-time’ routine tasks that reinforce the wage gap. It promotes the gig-work economy and makes the less fortunate work for it, as they feel it is an easy way to earn a few bucks.

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