The Constant Pursuit for Productivity is Heavily Impacting Our Creativity
They often work in opposing ways, but they don’t have to
Increasing productivity has been at the heart of our economy since the advent of capitalism.
Increase efficiency and output, after all, for economies to grow, producers need to produce and consumers need to consume.
Productivity — and increasing it — is elevated by an entire industry no less, books, podcasts, websites, and blogs, all dedicated to doing more. From time management to task management, organization and efficiency, someone, somewhere, has a plan for you to do more.
One problem with focusing so much on productivity, has to do with creativity.
To be more creative, you have to be less productive, that was the advice of renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on Joe Rogan’s podcast recently. To be creative, our mind needs to be unbound, free to imagine.
Basically, we need a little boredom from time to time.
Boredom always precedes a period of great creativity. Robert M. Pirsig
‘Boredom’ needs better marketing
“I’m bored.”
