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Decisions about
Productivity.

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Productivity Overview
37%
average regret rate from live outcomes. Drops significantly over time.
Insight
67
recorded outcomes in this category alone.

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I prefer Kanban for its flexibility

I've seen Kanban help teams adapt to changing priorities

Regret Level4/10

Building a productivity tool in 3 days

Built a tool to simulate busy work

Regret Level1/10

filtering internet options manually

I felt paralyzed by too many options, but then I started saving relevant info manually and became clearer about my goals

Regret Level1/10

AI models not meeting expectations

95% of generated code is garbage, 30-40% working but often unnecessary

Regret Level8/10

built a focus timer with garden feature

built a focus timer with garden feature to stay motivated

Regret Level1/10

Blame myself for long hours

I chose to work long hours

Regret Level2/10

morning routines are unrealistic

morning routines didn't work for me

Regret Level8/10

to reply to emails faster

I procrastinate on replying to emails, causing harm to others

Regret Level8/10

stopped striving for perfection

Began doing imperfect versions of activities

Regret Level1/10

Overly connected to news cycle

News cycle distracts me from work

Regret Level6/10

Misjudged AI's impact on productivity

Working on a messy AI-generated codebase has been a nightmare

Regret Level8/10

Using AI for development

Subjective velocity increase noticed

Regret Level2/10

Stepped away from screen midworkday

Stepping away improved focus and productivity

Regret Level1/10

switch to open source time tracking

Used manual clock in/out, then spreadsheet for time tracking

Regret Level2/10

waiting for perfect timing

I kept delaying my goals

Regret Level8/10

fap before work

fapping makes me less productive before brain-intensive work

Regret Level3/10

Avoid analysis paralysis

Struggled with analysis paralysis in design

Regret Level2/10

relying on notes for memory

my short term memory worsened, now I forget things easily

Regret Level7/10

Stop solving same problems daily

Realized I don't need discipline, just decision-making

Regret Level1/10

I want to quit Chai

I got stuck in a rumination loop after thinking of quitting

Regret Level8/10