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The Worst Lie You Have Been Told About Productivity

If you’re even slightly interested in being productive, you’ve probably come across popular techniques like the Pomodoro Technique and apps like Todoist and Notion.

Vesa Palomäki
3 min readOct 31, 2023

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Maybe you’ve also heard of concepts and frameworks like PARA, better note-taking, Zettelkasten, and building a second brain.

However, with the abundance of options and the constant need to compare and switch between flashy apps, it can, in fact, be really frustrating and overwhelming. At least for me.

The truth is, productivity geeks often endorse these apps to other geeks because they’re passionate about them and sometimes earn income from promoting them.

The Secret

While competition in the productivity niche is good for innovation, there’s a common theme among all these apps and methods

They promise you better productivity and an organized, stress-free life. You have been sold the lie multiple times.

Multiple Apps for Different Needs

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Vesa Palomäki

AI Expert, Digital Designer, Innovative Manager, Master of UI/UX, Bookworm & Bibliophile, Photograph, AI Enthusiast,Productivity Apps Guru, Graphic Designer