{"id":3554,"date":"2022-08-02T09:11:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T09:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:31:23","slug":"productivity-is-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/time-management\/productivity-is-personal","title":{"rendered":"Productivity is personal: Discover how to manage yours"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I\u2019m writing this, my flight from Stockholm to Edinburgh has been delayed by two hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sigh.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve done all the bits already, the coffee, picked up a book, and pretty much all the time killing airport activities besides that oh-so-delicious airport pint and the awkwardly placed massage chairs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now what? People watching, that\u2019s what. (In a non-creepy way, obviously.)<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sat down at a gate-side cafe and as I\u2019m pondering over the lives of others, I spot someone unbothered by the noise around them, head down engaging in what we’d call “deep work” these days. Next, one (not-so-groundbreaking) thought strikes me: productivity is personal. While this has always been the case, it\u2019s something that\u2019s become particularly apparent post covid outbreak. For many companies, it\u2019s been a true wake-up call.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, the fact that we all need different things to be happy and successful in our jobs is pretty much a no-brainer. But not long ago, even in the arguably progressive industry of tech \u2013 it wasn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

From hustle culture to burnout culture<\/span><\/h1>\n

Earlier in my career, I, like many others working in tech, thought \u201cthe hustle\u201d was cool. Work at any given opportunity. Always be productive. Always deliver. And always, <\/span>always<\/span><\/i> be optimizing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeez, I need an airport pint just thinking about it. It\u2019s simply unrealistic.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why hustle culture is toxic. In fact, <\/span>the underlying behavior<\/span><\/a> that drives it puts our bodies in a state of fight or flight. As you might already know, there\u2019s nothing healthy about that. It triggers the release of the stress hormone cortisol, and when released over an extended period of time, it can lead to burnout if you don\u2019t get any rest. And that\u2019s not quite how you <\/span>build an all-star team<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had just joined a startup in the Bay Area and we were in an Uber from downtown San Francisco back to Palo Alto. There were no meetings scheduled, no urgent work \u2013 yet we had our laptops out, hot spotting from someone\u2019s phone. I was trying to write a blog post and my colleague was going through his notes from a sales call.<\/span><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t think of a worse place to get anything done (let alone do it well) than an Uber on the loud and pothole-riddled highway between the two cities. That time would have been much better spent connecting with my coworkers, sharing stories, discussing a work-related issue, or even disconnecting for a bit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But no, working in an Uber in the Mecca of tech, was perceived as \u201ccool,\u201d as hustling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today I know better.<\/span><\/p>\n

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