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A "this will make you productive" article with a disclaimer that it doesn't actually apply to everyone because we all have different requirements? Seems a tad p
by Jem 18y ago
A "this will make you productive" article with a disclaimer that it doesn't actually apply to everyone because we all have different requirements? Seems a tad pointless to me.
What do I know though; I'm a Windows/Firefox/Adblock user who listens to last.fm while answering emails and chatting on IRC.
- unalone 18y agoWell, you know, it's kind of true. Depending on what you want to you, you need radically different things to stay productive. And that's why I dislike the idea of productivity blogs. They assume there's some universal standard of being productive, which there isn't. Then, in search of this standard, they actually tell you to do things that make you far less productive.
- Jem 18y agoIndeed. I don't disagree with the gist of the article. I think that it was somewhat hypocritical lecturing about productivity weblogs and then writing an identical entry yourself but you do raise some good points. Of course, it could all be summarised as "Get off your butt and get on with your work" but that's nowhere near as interesting to read ;)
- unalone 18y agoThere was a site called "The secret to productivity" or something, that was just big black letters that said "CLOSE THIS FUCKING WINDOW AND SO SHIT." It inspired me so much. I promise to you that this shall be the last productivity article I ever write. Unless I find some good Greasemonkey plugins.