‘What productivity hack actually wastes more time than it saves?’ – 23 time-saving ideas that are doing the exact opposite
13.
‘Inbox Zero. Much easier to just not read your emails!’
–SteveintheCleve
14.
‘Listening to productivity podcasts.’
–nwbrown
15.
‘I recently have found that utilizing AI when it comes to data projects ends up with me making more adjustments through the program, then actually receiving any decent output. I could’ve done most of it by myself and in half the time.’
–onetimeforguysinback
16.
’40+ hour work weeks.’
–Preemptively_Extinct
17.
‘So many things in office culture. Open floor plan, no personal/permanent desks, working in the office when you could work from home, team building activities, the list goes on. I would be a lot more productive without all of that.’
–1porridge
18.
‘Writing down what you do each day to rationalize your work. Very unproductive!’
–DeepPassageATL
19.
‘Using apps to order takeout at a restaurant vs. just calling. Takes more time to do if you have a simple order and you don’t need as much time with two hands and eyes to do it.’
–Psynthia
20.
‘Cleaning your entire house before starting the thing you were meant to be doing because ‘you need to be in the right headspace.’ In reality you could’ve finished the main thing in that time.’
–Jimehhhhhhh
21.
‘Trying to make it all happen in a single trip. Just make two trips and there is no risk of an accident, that will take far longer to deal with.’
–Raidthefridgeguy
22.
‘Phone calls instead of email. My prior boss used to rail on me for not using the phone. But email is far more efficient and it also gives you a written record.’
–Chuckle_Prime
23.
‘All of them. And all of them work. Just not for everyone.
‘The biggest mistake people make it just accepting it because some “productivity guru” says so. Different techniques work for different people. Be open-minded, listen to what they’re trying to do, try things, tweak things, make it work for YOU.’
–jerfoo
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