Do you remember those adverts for cold remedies that used to show a hotshot executive blowing his nose and looking pained, only to take a pill and then be on a plane to do a morning meeting in New York? The message was clear: work matters above all else. Sickness is something to be pushed away with a pill and resting is for losers. I’ve had a lot of these messages in my lifetime. The cult of productivity peaked in the 1980s, when I was a child, and it’s been here ever since. In the ‘80s there were books like ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ and ‘Getting Things Done.’ Now there are Insta posts about side hustles and girl bosses.
R.I.P Productivity
R.I.P Productivity
R.I.P Productivity
Do you remember those adverts for cold remedies that used to show a hotshot executive blowing his nose and looking pained, only to take a pill and then be on a plane to do a morning meeting in New York? The message was clear: work matters above all else. Sickness is something to be pushed away with a pill and resting is for losers. I’ve had a lot of these messages in my lifetime. The cult of productivity peaked in the 1980s, when I was a child, and it’s been here ever since. In the ‘80s there were books like ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ and ‘Getting Things Done.’ Now there are Insta posts about side hustles and girl bosses.