202108011507 - Busyness as Proxy for Productivity


Definition

In the absence of clear indicators of what it means to be productive and valuable in their jobs, many knowledge workers turn back toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing lots of stuff in a visible manner (as a means of demonstrating personal value to an employer).


Title: { Deep Work
Author: & Cal Newport
Page: 64
Reference: Newport, Cal (2018). Deep Work: rules for focused success in a distracted world. Grand Central Pub.
ISBN: 978-1-4555-8669-1
Publish Date: Jan. 2016