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Taking a step back

Before the pandemic people were non-stop on the go, now people are rethinking the qualitative aspect of being productive. Instead of seeing how many items we can tick off our list, we have an opportunity to ask if it was more innovative, purpose-driven or socially-driven.

And some of the solutions linked to discipline can be solved even without technology.

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We are attracted to devices that track our activities

Global sales of wearable devices that track daily activity and allow users to get notifications will reach $1bn by 2022.

One neuroscientist says part of the attraction for users is the way many of these apps 'reward' users. When you see your step count or sleep hours in an app, it...

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We may be working harder, not smarter

Data suggests that employees are struggling with software overload. Productivity is declining while burnout is rising. Research from 2018 shows that the average operational support worker changed 1,100 times between 35 applications during a working day.

While good product...

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The productivity addict

The productivity addict

Gone are the years where most people used Post-it notes or email flags to prioritise tasks.

The tools we use to track our performance at work have crossed into our personal lives and have the potential to control us. It may be time to rethink whether tracking and ...

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The start of our productivity obsession

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...

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