You are right, productivity only matters if one's aims are meaningful and one wants to accomplish them. Most people have that in at least some aspect of their

You are right, productivity only matters if one's aims are meaningful and one wants to accomplish them. Most people have that in at least some aspect of their work and life. They are working on their own thing (as the person in the post does), their compensation is directly (sales) or indirectly (almost everyone) is tied to it, because they want to see some impact or they simply have pride in their profession and work. It seems odd to live a life with nothing you want to accomplish with more speed and certainty.