5 Productivity-Killing Habits You May Want to Quit

Subtraction, not addition, is the key to revolutionary productivity

Neeramitra Reddy
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6 min readOct 2, 2021

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The Most Ignored Murderer

It’s appalling how our toxic hustle culture has not only normalized sleep deprivation but also made it “brag-worthy”.

Forget productivity, the lack of sleep kills you itself thanks to effects such as disrupted hormones, cardiac risk, and damaged brain functioning

A hellish bout of insomnia taught me this the hard way — reduced to almost a zombie, just scraping past those days had taken all my willpower and tons of caffeine pills.

If not insomnia, I’m sure you’ve experienced how a single awful night of sleep ruins the next day — irritability, frequent yawns, wavering focus, and the constant thought of crashing in bed.

8 hours of quality sleep + 4 of work >> 8 hours of work on 4 of sleep.

Now, sleep is one of the top priorities of my life and I’ve never been happier, healthier, or more productive. Here are 5 tips that have helped me and can help you fix your sleep:

  • Based on your convenience and preference, decide a sleep time. As late as 1 AM or as early as 8 PM, the time doesn’t…

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Neeramitra Reddy
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