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Saving Time Is For Suckers with Jenny Odell

Factually! with Adam Conover

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The Importance of Productivity

I've read studies about how poor air quality reduces productivity because it makes you think more slowly and you'll get less work done. But I also looked at this amazing magazine called Physical Culture, which is basically like a blend of bodybuilding. What do you call it when it's like success gospel? Oh, prosperity gospel. And like eugenics. It was just interesting to see those early examples because it gives more context to that category of content creators that I refer to as productivity bros. Who are talking about like crushing your morning and crushing all kinds of things.

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