The Illusion of Productivity: Why We Are Addicted to Busyness
For high-priority tasks , like designing the main user interface content or creating content for a major product launch, you might spend 10–20 hours a week. These tasks need detailed planning and close collaboration with your team.
Medium-priority tasks , such as updating help center articles or creating content for minor feature updates, might take... See more
Medium-priority tasks , such as updating help center articles or creating content for minor feature updates, might take... See more
It’s time to upgrade from “hard-working” to “highly efficient”
Some tasks are legitimately time-sensitive, of course; but the unpleasant anxiety that attaches itself to tasks we’ve deemed ‘urgent’ is often a sign that someone else’s priorities are in control. The
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Busyness as Proxy for Productivity: In the absence of clear indicators of what it means to be productive and valuable in their jobs, many knowledge workers turn back toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing lots of stuff in a visible manner.
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
The thing is, we all know that work isn’t everything, but the way we spend our attention suggests otherwise. The constant accessibility of work creates the culture of busyness, not just with our time but also with our mind. Not only are our calendars filled with colorful event reminders, but even the spaces in between them are occupied by scattered... See more