Productivity is a word I use a lot and sometimes it feels a bit sad. I live in Barcelona where long lunches with wine are common. Life is not all about work and it shouldn't be, so why am I so obsessed with productivity?

Most of the time I work for myself, without a boss of any kind. This is very enjoyable but I've found that I sometimes spend entire days without accomplishing anything. Not because I “take the day off” but rather because I just waste the time while trying to make myself work.

My productivity is highly correlated to my happiness

I think of myself as a creative person, in the sense that creating things gives me pleasure. I subscribe to a broad definition of creativity here—I am attracted to arts of all kinds but I also consider the process of starting a company to be creative. And I find that my productivity is highly correlated to my happiness. The more I've accomplished in a day, the happier I seem to be. This is obviously not the only factor, but it seems to me to be an important one.

I want to accomplish as much as possible in as little time as possible. I want to optimize the output of the time that I do spend working. Which I feel is quite a lot, sun and alcohol aside. So it's frustrating to me when I spend a day working but without having anything to show for it. In those cases, I would rather have spent it outside!

This site is a curated collection of research and techniques. It reflects my personal journey in this field, which is far from over. Links are provided to these resources and unless otherwise stated, they are ones I have read or used, and that I recommend. This site is about what works for me. For instance, I have tried meditating numerous times without noticing any effect even though countless people (including some that I respect greatly) say that it helps them a lot. I haven't personally experimented with nootropics, even though I find the concept interesting. Thus, there is no information about these topics here.

Procrastination, I find, is something you have to battle constantly, and on three different levels, both psychologically and in terms of the time frame they cover. There are different techniques to apply to each level. I'll go over them top-down.

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