Drink some water, unclench your jaw, and whisper, “I am more than my productivity.” 🧘♀️💧
October 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Drink some water, unclench your jaw, and whisper, “I am more than my productivity.” 🧘♀️💧
"But people do stuff in hours with AI that used to take weeks! How can you say it doesn't increase productivity?!?" Answer: true productivity is about creating economic value, not simply getting tasks done quickly. AI is good at the latter but not the former (as I wrote for @hardresetmedia.com ).
The AI Productivity Illusion
Productivity Is About (Much) More than Finishing Tasks Quickly
www.hardresetmedia.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"But people do stuff in hours with AI that used to take weeks! How can you say it doesn't increase productivity?!?" Answer: true productivity is about creating economic value, not simply getting tasks done quickly. AI is good at the latter but not the former (as I wrote for @hardresetmedia.com ).
Looks like the switch from remote work lowered productivity.
*MICROSOFT TO OFFER BUYOUTS TO 60,000 WORKERS IN LATEST COST CUT
October 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Looks like the switch from remote work lowered productivity.
the true artisans of our generation aren't using ai or "optimizing their productivity", they're lovingly and painstakingly rendering furry ass for people on the inter net
October 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
the true artisans of our generation aren't using ai or "optimizing their productivity", they're lovingly and painstakingly rendering furry ass for people on the inter net
the thing is it is absolutely cuckoopants bananas for consultant productivity
October 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
the thing is it is absolutely cuckoopants bananas for consultant productivity
The guiding assumption of the AI boom is that generative AI will massively increase productivity, particularly by automating tasks typically performed by white-collar workers. But AI had no discernible impact on productivity in 2025 or the first half of 2026.
GDP Growth in Second Quarter Slows to 1.5%, No Evidence of AI Productivity Boom
Second quarter GDP grew 1.5 percent as AI investment supported growth, but productivity remained weak and inflation stayed elevated.
cepr.net
October 27, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The guiding assumption of the AI boom is that generative AI will massively increase productivity, particularly by automating tasks typically performed by white-collar workers. But AI had no discernible impact on productivity in 2025 or the first half of 2026.
I managed to reproduce this behavior on the first try, huge implications for productivity
Breakthrough I had with AI today, it told me I should drink a stout after I said I would like to drink a stout.
October 28, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I managed to reproduce this behavior on the first try, huge implications for productivity
on the other hand it does stand to reason that "highly capable productivity tool for business" (Claude) would sell like gangbusters, while "Nazi CSAM generator" (Grok) would not
October 26, 2026 at 1:20 PM
on the other hand it does stand to reason that "highly capable productivity tool for business" (Claude) would sell like gangbusters, while "Nazi CSAM generator" (Grok) would not
8 pm productivity coffee can’t harm me
October 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
8 pm productivity coffee can’t harm me
Turning Advent into a season of focus and productivity. Let’s grind for Jesus’s birth.
October 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Turning Advent into a season of focus and productivity. Let’s grind for Jesus’s birth.
New Zealanders work 34.2 hours a week. The OECD average is 31.9. We produce $68 of output an hour; they produce $85. That's from the Productivity Commission's 2021 scorecard. In 2024 the coalition shut the Productivity Commission down. #nzpol
Five numbers that tell the story of NZ’s productivity failure | The Spinoff
thespinoff.co.nz
October 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
New Zealanders work 34.2 hours a week. The OECD average is 31.9. We produce $68 of output an hour; they produce $85. That's from the Productivity Commission's 2021 scorecard. In 2024 the coalition shut the Productivity Commission down. #nzpol
Cool kind of citizen-science on carbon removal here. one detail that stuck out:
"Our study shows that if we were to implement regenerative row cropping systems on a national scale, that it represents the best climate solution currently available. And farmers don’t lose money or productivity."
"Our study shows that if we were to implement regenerative row cropping systems on a national scale, that it represents the best climate solution currently available. And farmers don’t lose money or productivity."
Researchers reported that advanced regenerative farms stored nearly 40% more carbon in soil compared to the conventional farm controls and if all field crops used these methods, the equivalent of 1.5 years of US greenhouse gas emissions could be stored in soil. 🌎🌱
civileats.com/2026/10/26/s...
civileats.com/2026/10/26/s...
Study: Regenerative Agriculture Farms Hold Key Climate Solutions
Ecologist Jonathan Lundgren launched the 1,000 Farms Initiative to compare regenerative and conventional farming. The data is coming in.
civileats.com
October 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Cool kind of citizen-science on carbon removal here. one detail that stuck out:
"Our study shows that if we were to implement regenerative row cropping systems on a national scale, that it represents the best climate solution currently available. And farmers don’t lose money or productivity."
"Our study shows that if we were to implement regenerative row cropping systems on a national scale, that it represents the best climate solution currently available. And farmers don’t lose money or productivity."
If companies really wanted to 10x productivity, instead of using AI they should just add showers to offices.
October 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
If companies really wanted to 10x productivity, instead of using AI they should just add showers to offices.
luddites will say AI is useless but they overlook the massive productivity gains that can come from offloading the task of remembering anything at all about your children
October 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
luddites will say AI is useless but they overlook the massive productivity gains that can come from offloading the task of remembering anything at all about your children
Did all my coworkers get the same memo?
“Productivity needs to increase by 15%. All staff should limit bathroom breaks. Diapers are an approved solution.”
“Productivity needs to increase by 15%. All staff should limit bathroom breaks. Diapers are an approved solution.”
October 28, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Did all my coworkers get the same memo?
“Productivity needs to increase by 15%. All staff should limit bathroom breaks. Diapers are an approved solution.”
“Productivity needs to increase by 15%. All staff should limit bathroom breaks. Diapers are an approved solution.”
Shows too many voters are economically illiterate
Also shows why we have a low productivity problem
Also shows why we have a low productivity problem
Almost twice as many voters say the Green co-leader holding the top economic job would make them less likely to back a Labour-led coalition.
Poll: Voters wary of Swarbrick holding the purse strings
Almost twice as many voters say the Green co-leader holding the top economic job would make them less likely to back a Labour-led coalition.
dlvr.it
October 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Shows too many voters are economically illiterate
Also shows why we have a low productivity problem
Also shows why we have a low productivity problem
Productivity puzzle solved. Party like it’s 1999 lads!
In an astounding breakthrough for computer science, HM Treasury managed to get permissions to work correctly on SharePoint!
October 28, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Productivity puzzle solved. Party like it’s 1999 lads!
Once again pondering the productivity costs of America's ponderously slow kettles
October 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Once again pondering the productivity costs of America's ponderously slow kettles
Now featuring less clothes because my productivity for the day is done
October 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Now featuring less clothes because my productivity for the day is done
Labor productivity shock
October 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Labor productivity shock
A whopping 3% of boardroom execs spy productivity and costs savings from AI
A whopping 3% of boardroom execs spy productivity and costs savings from AI
A load more are spending more than they expected and forecast to shell out even more in 2027
www.theregister.com
October 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
A whopping 3% of boardroom execs spy productivity and costs savings from AI
I've got a lot of day off plans and productivity for a man who just wants to go back to bed 😪
October 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I've got a lot of day off plans and productivity for a man who just wants to go back to bed 😪
From the OBR report:
"If productivity growth were 0.5 percentage points higher or lower than forecast, borrowing could reach £50 billion lower or £40 billion higher."
Always worth remembering how sensitive these forecasts are to small changes.
"If productivity growth were 0.5 percentage points higher or lower than forecast, borrowing could reach £50 billion lower or £40 billion higher."
Always worth remembering how sensitive these forecasts are to small changes.
October 28, 2026 at 1:45 PM
From the OBR report:
"If productivity growth were 0.5 percentage points higher or lower than forecast, borrowing could reach £50 billion lower or £40 billion higher."
Always worth remembering how sensitive these forecasts are to small changes.
"If productivity growth were 0.5 percentage points higher or lower than forecast, borrowing could reach £50 billion lower or £40 billion higher."
Always worth remembering how sensitive these forecasts are to small changes.
This is going to seriously hamper my productivity, today. 🤭
October 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
This is going to seriously hamper my productivity, today. 🤭