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The research says we have more free time than people did a hundred years ago. Your gut says that you’re running from the moment your alarm goes off until your head hits the pillow. What gives?
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes famously predicted that by 2030, people would only be working 15 hours a week. Decades later, office computers promised to eliminate administrative work. Email was supposed to speed up communication.
The concept of a ‘second shift’ is nothing new. After working 9-5 (or your standard version of a shift), we come home for part two of the day—making dinner, walking the dogs, packing lunches for tomorrow, and all the other adult duties that keep life running somewhat smoothly.
When you’re feeling overwhelmed, productivity is usually the first thing to go. It’s not (usually) because you don’t care, but because it feels like too much. Trying to optimize your time or follow a system when you’re barely keeping your head above water sounds ridiculous.
The end of the year has a way of sharpening perspective. You start noticing patterns you ignored in March. Meetings that multiplied and bulldozed focused work. Uninterrupted time for creativity quietly eroded. Days that felt full but somehow produced very little.
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