I aspire to be productive for most of my day. Yet, I never actually work all those hours I aspire to. I’ll work for 2-3 hours and then take a 30 minute break that turns into a 3 hour break, wasting time on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok—the usual suspects. But, something about that aspirational productivity shapes my decision-making so that I avoid predictably unproductive things like TV and movies. My weakness is those sneaky distractions that seem innocent—a quick browse of Instagram, one YouTube video. It’s so easy to just open up an app on your phone whereas choosing a movie, picking a TV show requires a bit more activation energy.
The Flaws Of Aspirational Productivity
The Flaws Of Aspirational Productivity
The Flaws Of Aspirational Productivity
I aspire to be productive for most of my day. Yet, I never actually work all those hours I aspire to. I’ll work for 2-3 hours and then take a 30 minute break that turns into a 3 hour break, wasting time on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok—the usual suspects. But, something about that aspirational productivity shapes my decision-making so that I avoid predictably unproductive things like TV and movies. My weakness is those sneaky distractions that seem innocent—a quick browse of Instagram, one YouTube video. It’s so easy to just open up an app on your phone whereas choosing a movie, picking a TV show requires a bit more activation energy.