“Productivity” and Deliberately Doing Less

One trouble with productivity is the sense that one can always do more. The term “productivity” is messy. As there has grown such a cottage industry around it, it is hardly surprising to find a myriad definitions, defined and undefined. But as definitions are left...
A Job Well Done

A Job Well Done

Parkinson’s Law says that a task will take the time we give it, filling up the time as would air in a container. “The amount of work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” This “law”, oft-cited as truth, implies that we should limit the...
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