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The Productivity System Paradox

Why They All Eventually Fail

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Monalisa Foster
Sep 25, 2024
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Just like diets, all productive systems work—for a while. The problem is you. At some point, you lose that gung-ho feeling, that investment in making it work. As soon as you stop getting positive feedback loops in terms of weight loss or in terms of getting stuff done, it becomes a slog and you slowly (or abruptly) give up. I mean, who can blame you? Is…

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