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Do We Really Need To Be Productive All The Time?
Work Better Manuel 12/9/25 Work Better Manuel 12/9/25

Do We Really Need To Be Productive All The Time?

Productivity was never meant to define your life. This article explores why constant optimisation creates guilt, how modern work erases rest, and why sustainable productivity depends on a healthier rhythm of creating, maintaining, and restoring energy.

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The Best Productivity Methods: How to Build a System That Truly Works
Work Better Manuel 11/12/25 Work Better Manuel 11/12/25

The Best Productivity Methods: How to Build a System That Truly Works

Productivity isn’t about doing more — it’s about building systems that make the right things easier to do.
In this essay, I share the seven methods that shaped how I actually work — from GTD to Time Blocking — and how combining them helped me find focus, balance, and peace of mind.

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The Best Productivity Books That Actually Work
Book Recommendations, Work Better Manuel 11/2/25 Book Recommendations, Work Better Manuel 11/2/25

The Best Productivity Books That Actually Work

Over the years I’ve read countless productivity books, most inspiring, some overcomplicated. This guide collects the few that actually changed how I work, and how they fit together into something simple and sustainable.

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Ten Years with GTD: How a Pragmatic System Still Keeps Me Productive
Work Better Manuel 10/26/25 Work Better Manuel 10/26/25

Ten Years with GTD: How a Pragmatic System Still Keeps Me Productive

After ten years of practicing GTD, I’ve stripped the method down to what truly works. A simple, pragmatic system for staying organized in a digital world.

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