Productivity Rips You Apart

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell:

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[jeffireymurdock]

it amazes me sometimes how little we need to survive compared to how much we think we need to do

[glueforbreakfast]

"If you determine your self worth by how much you get done, you will be forever worthless" man that hit me so hard i really needed to hear that.

[nathanielwier]

Man, this hit home. I come from an impoverished family, my mother was single for a long time but managed to keep a roof over our heads waiting tables, working as a dental assistant and going to school all in the same week. For years. My sister sold pot in highschool to buy me clothes and school supplies. I worked odd jobs for everyone in the neighborhood until I was 18, could get a car and taxable income and moved out.

Seven years of 60-80hr weeks, neglected relationships and immense burnout later, I've finally reached a point where I can slow down. It's surreal. I put away savings to cover expenses for a month so I can relax and catch up on life. I'm three days in and the anxiety and guilt is making me CRAZY. It's funny, I didn't see poverty as a form of trauma until my girlfriend pointed it out to me a few years back. Now everything is starting to really make sense. But life is better now. Corporate and political overlords aside I have few complaints.

Thank you for this video, it was sorely needed.

[yeet]

“If you waste time by doing something you love, you didn’t waste your time”

[prayformoe]

This is not an excuse to be lazy, but a reminder to enjoy life as it occurs

[GrifGrey]

I count "productivity" as anything that's a step in the right direction. Whether it be brushing my teeth, cleaning my room, or even hanging out with friends. Anything that feels like I'm not letting life carry me around.

[xenisssz]

"Every Dead Body on Mt. Everest Was Once a Highly Motivated Person"

[neveerland]

This is such a wonderfully illustrated counter argument to the "hustler mindset" that seems to be dictating many modern people's lives. However, as you correctly assessed, for some people there is no choice to slow down. For them every working hour is a matter of eating or starving, surviving or dying. This is why we must change the systems in place that allow the exploitation of lower class people. The choice to rest is not a privilege, it is a human right.

[monotonesandwich]

ah neat, another thing to delay my productivity

[ReaperTheRager]

"So, next time you skip lunch to work consider, what are you producing? For who? And why?"

That is exactly why productivity has been pushed on us for so long. If you have time to rest you have time to think and if you have time to think then you start to question and if you start to question then you want answers. Nothing terrifies those at the top more than those at the bottom peeking behind the curtain.

[stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

Now that I'm at university, this video hits me in a completely different way, on a deeper level. I feel exhausted most of the time and yet I hardly deliver any good results. I don't know how much longer I can continue like this.

[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..]

My friend said this to ke yesterday. Especially "if you determine your self worth by much you get done, you will be forever worthless." Only a few days ago i has been spiralling for a few weeks into worsening depression cuz i made a schedule that had an unreasonable amount of things i must complete each day and i burnt out quickly because of it. This hit couldnt have showed up in my recommended at a better time. Every sentence felt personal. Needed to hear this one more time, thank you

[mozorellastick]

I have struggled with an attention deficit and chronic procrastination my whole life. I feel amazing when I'm doing things and being productive. When I'm not, I lay in bed literally for 9 hours a day doomscrolling. I think with the incredible number of digital distractions in todays age chronic unproductivity and a general feeling of rotting your early 20s away is also a huge issue

[MegaFIare]

I don't think productivity is just about "working." A lot of times, people consider doing what they love productive. Creating art, making videos, spending time with family and friends. They also feel a lot of shame when they fail to do the things they genuinely want because of the modern issues of distraction

[lippi]

I like the concept of having at least one day per week to do absolutely NOTHING. And if you have a day like this, you don't rest to be more productive again. You have to rest for rest's sake, because rest is a value in itself.

[cristiannavarroparraguez]

There are some YouTube channels that to me seem like a genuine attempt to understand the world and expand knowledge. No clickbait or ideological shilling, no easy answers or simplified reality. I think right now you are one of the best at this, and I do genuinely think you enjoy knowing and sharing things. Thanks for your video essays.

[antichton]

“A society that only values its own survival, that only values the protection of the status quo, is a sick society; a society that produces good citizens, but bad humans.”

— Curtis R. McManus.

Another great video.

[mariusd]

Productivity isn’t just cold hard work. It’s good sleep. It’s meditation, reading, exercising, working towards your goals and increasing your health.

[worldadventuretravel]

This is so great. I'm glad to have discovered this and a handful of other insightful social commentary channels. Thank you! It's so nice to know I'm not the only one that sits around pondering this stuff.

[SaSPonchICo]

Horses, this is one of my your favourite videos of yours. I watched it several years ago without knowing anything about your channel, and I'm happy to return and see you grow and create more wonderful works. Thank you.