Nothing against this specific post but with the massive influx of productivity YouTubers and Medium morning routine gurus I increasingly feel like blacklisting the word “productivity” entirely.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24398077
"Ask not what your company can do for you, ask what you can do for your company."
This forum is a bit strange at times since it feels like it's trying to make you a good worker bee rather than a good hacker.
At the risk of sounding like a trite lifehack peddler, in my experience, finding ways to remove the feeling of guilt is a powerful technique for combatting procrastination and burnout driven by anxiety.
But beyond that, I agree.
The Franchise Hospitality Technique. The Dirty Diplomat technique. The Proper Element Technique. The Bee Trustee Technique. The Linger Expansion Technique. The Path Feast Technique. The Brink Intelligence Technique. The Deficit Omission Technique.
Gotta admit, I'm a little tempted to make a humor productivity parody blog using this technique after seeing a few that came up.
More specific topics? More credibility?
“The life coach tells you to create a daily schedule and plan out your week, month, and year. He tells you that if you follow through on this plan, you should achieve something. He also tells you to meditate for at least 10 minutes a day and focus on your breath.”
Presumably this was implicit cultural knowledge in the pre-modern era, as the self-help productivity genre is a recent phenomenon.
Trends come in booms and busts. Late into the boom, they're usually most devoid of originality. Then they die back. ATM, "productivity hacks" are in the "butt rock" part of the cycle.