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There is one type of person who gets restless if their life is not “measured”. Not restless because they are afraid of not being successful, but restless because at 10 a.m. they haven't moved a single task from the “To Do” column to “Done”.

They are not criminals. They are also not dangerous. At most, the danger is only one: making other people feel guilty.

This person usually appears in two forms. First, a friend who just got to know Notion and suddenly speaks like a management consultant. Second, a colleague who considers the calendar a sacred book. If you say, “I’ll let you know,” they will reply, “Okay, I’ll create a block of 15 minutes in your calendar.”

I always suspect that people who make block 15 minutes are not managing time, but managing other people's fates. Because life, for them, is like a boarding room: if it is not arranged, it will be messy. And if it's messy, they feel like they've failed as human beings.

In fact, humans are inherently messy.

Productivity Is the New Religion, and We Are All Its Congregants Who Are Often Late

In the past, believers were afraid of sin because they violated moral rules. Now believers are afraid of sin because they violate productivity rules: waking up late, forgetting journaling, not exercising, not reading books, not drinking 2 liters of water, and—most severely—not “upgrading themselves”.

In the past, there were lectures about hell, now there is content: “If you are still lying down at 9 a.m., you have lost to other people.”

In the past, there were minor sins, now there are: “Scrolling TikTok for 10 minutes aimlessly.”

In the past, there were sunnah prayers, now there are: “Cold shower, meditation, deep work for 90 minutes.”

There are even people who, if they relax all day, can't sleep at night not because of coffee, but because they are haunted by the question: “What did I do today?”

That question sounds simple, but has a destructive power equivalent to a paylaterbill: small things cause panic.