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Being productive doesn't make me happy. Sometimes being happy makes me productive, but certainly not always. I can be very content doing nothing for long time p
by rvense 8y ago
Being productive doesn't make me happy. Sometimes being happy makes me productive, but certainly not always. I can be very content doing nothing for long time periods of time.
As a result, I generally don't value productivity very highly.
- tonystubblebine 8y agoI bet a lot of people already know this, but it was a surprise to me this year. The book Flow originated from happiness research. I'd always assumed it was a book about productivity, but it's actually a book about what activities make a person happiness. That says something important about productivity. You'll only be happy with productivity meets up with a level of challenge that puts you in a flow state. Productively doing easy tasks is boring.
- graeme 8y agoDepends what it's aimed at. I started a business and was very productive the first few years. That set me up for less work later. I'm extremely happy at my past productivity. And, at the time, I was also aware I was building something, so I generally felt happy, or at least with purpose. (There was a lot of stress then too) If you're just productive at....whatever and it isn't really driving towards something valued, I'm sure it feels very different.