- Topics: [[Productivity]] --- - Uses visible activity as a crude proxy for useful effort. - If you are seen doing things, it's better than you not doing things. - The result is that more time is spent on busyness, which means that less time is spent actually doing things that matter. ## See also - [[The lost art of accomplishment without burnout]] - [[Being busy means doing stuff. Being productive means getting stuff done.]] - [["Busy" is a four letter word]]