The notion of measuring one's quality of life by "productivity" seems very strange. When one is focused on micro-optimizing what one does, it is difficult to dw

The notion of measuring one's quality of life by "productivity" seems very strange. When one is focused on micro-optimizing what one does, it is difficult to dwell on the bigger and more important questions (such as what life goals might be worthy of pursuit). On the basis of the obliquity principle [1] most metrics that we try to optimize for are probably corollaries of a life well lived. Further, the irony of articles that try to justify "downtime" as an enabler for better productivity is very funny. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obliquity_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obliquity_(book)