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Productivity kills us #2
Doing more and more of things isn't good. We can't keep up with the regime/schedule is very hard, and if something goes out of control - you'll feel burnt. You will not feel like working. This is the danger of productivity cult.
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Competing with ourselves
We all know the statement - compete only with yourself. In this concept we do it the best.
If you did better than yesterday - great, you "raised" the level of productivity(nr of things done in an unit of time), now try to keep up with this level for a long time)
And i...
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What to do?
If you already feel burnt - then take a rest, let your organism to recover after a such energy-consuming trial.
Filter the tasks you were doing and find 2-3 things you adore or you're good at them.
Take your time to determine what skill level you got, and setting goals you want to ach...
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Productivity kills us #1
We became slaves of nowadays productivity cult. We continuously work and complete tasks, competing with ourselves and others.
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Competing with others
As well we like to be 'stronger, smarter and overall better' than anyone else. That's our competitive nature.
Seeing someone more successful than you is a great factor that makes you to leave your comfort zone and start to work. But getting too much much exposed to this factor may leave you...
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I realised myself trapped in this productivity cult. I got burnt out because of schedules and frames I set to myself. Now I want to start a new program according to the last idea and maintain it as long as I can.
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Toxic Productivity
Toxic productivity is the outsized desire for productivity at all times and at the expense of our other priorities, from family life to hobbies.
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Toxic Productivity
Toxic Productivity is an unhealthy need to always be productive, no matter what the cost. It is the desire to do something at all times and feeling guilty for all the things that one hasn’t done yet.
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The productivity "feeling"
A good productivity system should be productive, not just feel productive. A good productivity system that is working effectively should not feel like anything. It should just be holding up your routine.
- Feelings are not an absolute measurement. Relying on feeling pr...
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