{"id":14671,"date":"2024-10-31T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/?p=14671"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:32:03","slug":"do-productivity-tools-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/do-productivity-tools-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Do productivity tools work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>No productivity tool or technique can handle problematic people. And we live in an emotionally ill society.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about excellence with quality of life in the post <a href=\"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/why-do-management-and-productivity-tools-often-fail\/\">Why Do Management And Productivity Tools Often Fail?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Published on my blog in Portuguese on October 31, 2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/tecnicas-e-ferramentas-de-produtividade-nao-funcionam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">T\u00e9cnicas e ferramentas de produtividade n\u00e3o funcionam?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please help me improve my English by sending me your suggestions through this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact form<\/a>. 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