I spent over 500 hours researching and writing this article. Those 500 hours were spent reading through dozens of books/studies in 10+ fields (history, economics, technology, philosophy of science, manufacturing, management, sociology, investing, innovation). I spent so much time because the topic was both much more interesting and complicated than I originally thought. And, as is the case with all of my writing on Medium, I use the blockbuster philosophy. This means I don’t click publish unless I think it is one of the best articles that has been written on the topic.

As a result of going through the research process, I will never think about productivity in the same way. What I learned blew my mind over and over, and I hope it does the same for you as the reader.

  • hyhachi
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    1 year ago

    i think the point is that not everyone is able to enjoy it.

    • speck@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Not gonna bother with that dude. But what I had in mind is that a lot of productivity is geared towards wasted good. Fast fashion that gets trashed after each season, for instance. Endless poorly made objects that don’t last. All this contributes to landfill mass.

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      1 year ago

      And as a said, those people are free to go live by their own standards.