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Re:Improving Ourselves to Death by jonbarker on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:15AM (#16133461)
Productivity as a term reminds me of collaboration. Just like collaboration isn't teamwork, productivity isn't <fill in the blank here>. Haven't figured out the analogy yet.
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Re:Improving Ourselves to Death by stinkytaco on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:29AM (#16133584)
productive?

I am often seduced by the promise of productivity porn. The "if I can just get my system right, everything else will be easy" promise. But it rarely actually makes me produce more.

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Re:Improving Ourselves to Death by aeorgnoieang on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:28AM (#16133576)
productivity isn't progress
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Re:Improving Ourselves to Death by jonbarker on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:52AM (#16133763)
Good one thanks. I was thinking achievement but progress is better.
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Re:Improving Ourselves to Death by B1FF_PSUVM on Friday January 12, 2018 @04:02PM (#16136262)
Right, but progress isn't progress either. It went from meaning a journey to being a goal ...
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Re:Improving Ourselves to Death by KittiHawk on Friday January 12, 2018 @12:44PM (#16134704)
Perfect.
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