The Disconnect Between Management Practices and Genuine Productivity
By
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Summary
The article reflects on the disconnect between modern management practices and genuine productivity, particularly in the context of AI tools. The author, a web developer from Iceland, shares personal experiences and thoughts on how rest and breaks can lead to clearer thinking, contrasting this with the often counterproductive nature of managerial approaches.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI know from experience that if I don’t take a summer break, the winter becomes more of a slog and my thoughts become groggier.
Often, as soon as you rest, your mind starts to 'helpfully' come up with ideas to help fill your time.
One of the invasive thoughts that kept prodding my brain during my break was about modern management theory and how modelling various 'AI' tools using those approaches and practices might play out.
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