productivity

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 1, 2017 by Susan Cain · across every show →

Everything said about productivity, oldest first

Nov 1, 2017 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Cain: Open Office Interruptions Double Task Completion Times and Impair Thinking
“That they make people less productive because you're so much more likely to be interrupted, and with each interruption, it takes you twice as long to complete your task. And people just psychologically feel kind of invaded because when you feel like you can be…”
Susan Cain Nov 1, 2017 ▶ 26:47 #24 Susan Cain: Leading the Quiet Revolution
May 26, 2020
Insight
Productivity matters across an aggregation of days, not on a daily basis
“I'm never worried about productivity on a daily basis. I'm worried about the aggregation of days. Like, any given day, I'm super fortunate. I don't have to be productive, but if I'm not productive for a series of days, that's a much different problem, but it c…”
Shane Parrish May 26, 2020 ▶ 1:05:50 #84 Jennifer Garvey Berger: Creating Routine in Chaos
Feb 2, 2021 positive
Insight
Mullainathan: Changing how people think is the ultimate force multiplier
“I think changing how people think is the most durable asset that you can create. Because when people change how they think, They then produce in so many areas and so many domains. It's the ultimate force multiplier.”
Sendhil Mullainathan Feb 2, 2021 ▶ 1:34:32 #102 Sendhil Mullainathan: The Chaos Inside Us
Feb 16, 2021 negative
Insight
Eyal: Typical To-Do List Usage Destroys Productivity
“To-do lists turns out most people use, the way they use to-do lists is completely destroying their productivity.”
Nir Eyal Feb 16, 2021 ▶ 31:45 #104 Nir Eyal: Mastering Indistraction
Apr 1, 2025 positive
Insight
Flatt: Major productivity transformations take longer but deliver larger impact
“Usually, usually it happens in greater amounts, but it takes longer periods of time, and takes slower than you think it would happen.”
Bruce Flatt Apr 1, 2025 ▶ 34:03 Bruce Flatt on Value, Discipline, and Durability
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