30th
....violence inherent in the system!
Since World War II, productivity in the U.S. has doubled. So we should be working 20-hour work weeks, right? Well, we’re not. We’re working more. In fact, we’re working more than medieval peasants, and the 40-hour work week hasn’t changed since 1940 even though productivity levels have been growing steadily since then. Productivity simply isn’t helping most people: it’s not making them happier or leading to more free time.
Choice bits:
No productivity system can put you in a zen like, meditative, or mind like water state. A calm, focused, and meditative mind leads to greater productivity, but productivity systems cannot create a mind like water.
Massive value creation often happens during times when no work is ostensibly being accomplished and productivity levels are ostensibly nil.
Productivity is often a necessary evil: if you dislike your job, you’re going to need a water-tight productivity system in place to keep you on task.
Productivity often poses as the self-development genre but it is not. Self-development and productivity are two very different things. What is best for us as individuals is often bad for productivity.
http://thegrowinglife.com/2008/05/the-alternative-productivity-manifesto/
Now, let’s get something straight! Though there are some nuggets of wisdom here, some I even try very hard to follow/preach, success very often leads to great happiness & working leads to success. This isn’t a manifesto to slacking off, but you know…. get real people!
