This micro-productivity teases your brain and gives you dopamine rewards that feel legitimate, almost like real work.
But look back at the time you spent. Sharing those tweets, posting that content for others to see, and clicking all of those links mimics real work but when you are done, you might not have anything to show for it but a few memes and quips you transmitted to the masses. No project moves forward, no coworkers can finish their own tasks, the company won’t be able to show you did anything that is quantifiable.
How do you change that? I’m not about to suggest you avoid the apps altogether. For one thing, that doesn’t work. Quitting platforms just means you will find other ways to do fake work, because fake work is far easier and, as I mentioned, makes you feel like you are accomplishing as much when you are constantly clicking and sharing., and it’s an idea I’ve been mentioning quite often lately.
It works. I’ve been timing myself doing tasks online for years. It teaches you to set parameters so you can avoid getting stuck in a loop of unproductivity that feels productive. If you want to try the system,
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