3-2-1: The excuses we live by, how to handle your mistakes, and when productivity doesn't matter
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3-2-1: The excuses we live by, how to handle your mistakes, and when productivity doesn't matter
So it’s not simply that you never get through your email; it’s that the process of “getting through your email” actually generates more email. The general principle in operation is one you might call the “efficiency trap.” Rendering yourself more efficient—either by implementing various productivity techniques or by driving yourself harder—won’t ge
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Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are ... See more
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Note to team from today.
My job is to help you do the best work you’ve ever done.
Not the most work you’ve ever done.
My job is not to make you tired or stressed;
My job is to keep you out of meetings;
My job is to keep you away from your inbox.
To do the best work you have ever done, you must wor... See more
Note to team from today.
My job is to help you do the best work you’ve ever done.
Not the most work you’ve ever done.
My job is not to make you tired or stressed;
My job is to keep you out of meetings;
My job is to keep you away from your inbox.
To do the best work you have ever done, you must wor... See more