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11: Productivity and the motivation myth

11: Productivity and the motivation myth

I want to challenge your conception of motivation and point out why it's a poor fuel for productivity. Also, we need to stop pretending broccoli is delicious.

David Elikwu
Apr 26, 2020
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In the last few weeks, I’ve noticed some interesting reactions to my irregular updates on social media, as the endless ocean of self-isolation loses novelty and everyone settles into one of two camps: There’s a lot of people who feel like they should be doing more, or would like to be more efficient with what they’re doing, but are struggling to find th…

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