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Non-coercive productivity

How to arrange one’s life so as to do meaningful work, without constant feelings of coercion, guilt, self-appropriation, obligation, etc?

Related notes:

  • Internal family systems
  • Replacing Guilt - Soares
  • Strike while the iron is hot
  • Get playful / Get curious
  • Beware a sense of “should”

Less directly:

  • Process over product
  • A rigid fixation on “focus” can harm creative work

Q. When does recording your screen while working feel unpleasant/panopticon-y vs. positive/focus-inducing?
A. Using it for self-coercion vs. using it to make something for others. (Taylor Rogalski, 2022-09 Fey Computer Festival)