🎙️ Your Productivity System Is Lying to You

We made it to episode 35—halfway to 70, not that it means anything… or maybe it does? In this episode, Chris and Toby take a raw, hilarious, and deeply practical look at what it really means to be “productive” in a modern knowledge economy that thrives on exhaustion and disconnection.

From cobblers and calendars to Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity, we break down:

• Why most productivity systems are lying to us
• The difference between projects and tasks, and why our brains don’t treat them differently
• The social pressure of busyness and how it feeds into the exhaustion Olympics
• The seductive appeal of working at a natural pace
• Why you should give yourself permission to do fewer things with higher quality—and how to actually do that

We also explore how to:

• Set boundaries that prioritize clarity over constant accommodation
• Shift from reactive task-juggling to intentional, project-focused work
• Stop letting other people’s urgency become your problem

This one’s for anyone who’s ever ended the day staring at a task list and wondering: Was I even productive?

Mentioned in This Episode:

• Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
• The “Inbox-first” trap
• The power of time blocking and the myth of urgency