Ultra/Super/Hyper/Productive
- Oliver
- Dec 28, 2020
- 2 min read
There is a growing ultra/hyper-productive culture; people are doing more with more; it can be overwhelming. There are pros and cons to this rapidly growing subculture. This week's entry aims to elucidate the matter for those considering a lifestyle shift or are curious about society's obsession with productivity.
Hyper-productive individuals will continue to be praised and respected in today's modern society. The very fabric of our culture respects progress and growth; without growth, there would be stagnation. Productivity is not a bad thing, but it can become convoluted and misdefined and therein lies the problem.
Hyper-productivity presents itself as a crutch to those lacking a more in-depth personality. For example, person A is plagued with fitting in more tasks in his/her day; thus, they barely sit down with themselves to ask themselves what they want. They have not allowed themselves time to understand themselves, let alone master themselves.
The other side of the coin is Person B, someone concerned with 1 or 2 essential tasks for the day; therefore, having more time for themself to reflect even momentarily on their thoughts and mood. This self-reflection is essential as a lack of self-reflection results in a weakened character. After all, the 'character' is what type of person you are, and if you have not spent the time asking yourself this pertinent question, how can you expect to be a strong person.
To return to the 'clutch' that is hyper-productivity, beware those who appear to be doing a million things simultaneously, for they are not as secure as they might seem and ticking more things off the list will not give your life gravity.
The goal is to go to sleep satisfied with the meaning derived from the day. Determining if a day possessed meaning or not is simple, firstly a person needs to understand what values are dear to their life: honesty, love, and respect? Then they must ask themselves if the day's actions satisfied their core values, have they acted in a way that was worthy of love, deserving of respect and honesty? That is infinitely more important than fitting more items into a day.
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