Is productivity a waste of time? [Nat Eliason]
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[Ep. 18] Productivity is sold as the silver bullet to all our modern problems. Do a bit more. A bit faster. Squeeze in that last email. But what if productivity (and the entire self-help industry) is built on a shaky promise? What if it’s just distracting us from lives devoid of meaning or the inability to understand what makes us come alive?

Nat Eliason is a writer, marketer, crypto investor and (former) productivity enthusiast.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

• How to Take Smart Notes)

• So Good They Can't Ignore You)

• Deep Work)

• The Artist's Way)

• Getting Things Done))

• The War on Art)

• 4,000 Weeks)

• Brandon Sanderson)

References from the show:

• Supercharge Your Productivity)

• Midtwit meme)

• Roon on Twitter)

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