The addiction to productivity porn is very common among our people. I find myself particularly addicted to those productivity tools.
Productivity is porn
Pornographic films give us a sense of illusion, as if we could have the same abilities as the protagonist. When we use productivity tools, we are likely to think that we will be as productive as others who use that tool. But the truth is that every man has the thing, but not every man can... You know what I mean.
Productivity Apps: Toys or tools?
In China, they have the saying “Sharpening your axes will not delay your job of chopping wood.” (磨刀不誤砍柴功). But if you keep sharpening your axes and avoid chopping wood, that’s not good.
The “axes” in our context, are the Productivity Apps. In fact, every Productivity Apps have two aspects: as a tool, or as a toy.
When you use those Apps as toys, you are exploring the functionalities and
