50x Productivity (Index)
My Personal Top Pick
In 1911, A Genius Revealed A Forgotten Science Of How To Be 50x More Productive Without Working More Hours. Altogether, it’s incredibly surprising to realize that knowledge work is still in its infancy and is using almost none of the proven techniques used during the most rapid productivity boom in human history.
50x Mental Model
I now believe that the average knowledge worker can become 50x more productive over the course of their lifetime if they are deliberate about setting aside time for improvement and improving how they improve.
You can find all the articles I wrote about this model on this link, and my personal pick are the 3 articles below:
We’re In A Productivity Crisis, According To 52 Years Of Data. Things Could Get Really Bad. We think productivity is skyrocketing at the same time it’s stalling….
The Threat To Knowledge Workers Is Not AI Or Automation. It’s Their Horrifying Lack Of Productivity. As I dive deeper into the history of productivity, the more I see how we are unproductive at being productive. Fortunately, there’s good news… really good news.
Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, & Other Pioneers Teach A Critical Futurism Mental Model. This article builds on hundreds of hours of research I did in 2021-2022 on the history of industrialization, technology, and productivity. I share what I learned and apply it to AI in order to help your sense-making.
Productivity
Of course, the topic of productivity has many more aspects to it. You can find all of my writing on productivity on this link, and my personal picks for you are:
Your Work Peak Is Later Than You Think, According To Research. What we’ve been told about aging is wrong… or at least only half the story.
The Brutal Truth About Life-Changing Opportunities We Overlook Every Day. The world-changing ideas can hide in plain sight for decades, centuries, or even millennia. The creation or adoption of improvements is not guaranteed or steady.
10 Simple Habits That Make Afternoons As Productive As Mornings. No matter how much energy we start with, it can only sustain us for so long. Without good midday habits, we fall prey to distraction, impulsivity, irritability, and fatigue. Or even worse, we crash and make bad decisions we regret.