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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
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