A framework for achieving productivity through alignment and wellbeing
Core Idea: Feel-good productivity is an approach that prioritizes emotional wellbeing and personal alignment as the foundation for sustainable productivity, rather than focusing solely on efficiency tactics.
Key Elements
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Foundational principles:
- Productivity is more sustainable when it feels good emotionally
- Alignment between actions and values creates intrinsic motivation
- Preventing burnout requires addressing its three distinct types
- Experimentation is essential for personalized productivity systems
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Three types of burnout addressed:
- Depletion burnout: Result of insufficient quality rest
- Misalignment burnout: Occurs when actions don't match personal values
- Overwhelming burnout: From excessive cognitive load and poor task management
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Implementation methodology:
- Adopt an experimental rather than prescriptive approach
- Apply scientific thinking to personal productivity
- Focus on strategic alignment before tactical efficiency
- Create systems tailored to individual psychology and values
- Track subjective wellbeing alongside objective output
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Contrasts with traditional productivity approaches:
- Values emotional state vs. just output metrics
- Emphasizes personalization over universal "hacks"
- Integrates wellbeing practices into productivity system
- Approaches productivity as ongoing experimentation
Connections
- Related Concepts: Motivation Spectrum (foundation for understanding alignment), Depletion Burnout (one type addressed in the framework), Misalignment Burnout (another type addressed)
- Broader Context: Positive Psychology (applies these principles to productivity)
- Applications: Alignment Experiments (method for implementing the framework), CALM Approach to Rest (addresses depletion burnout)
References
- Abdaal, A. (2023). Feel Good Productivity.
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