The Productivity Show

When AI Makes You Less Productive: 7 Warning Signs (TPS616)

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Is AI actually saving you time, or just creating a productivity mirage? In this episode, we explore the “jagged technological frontier” and identify 7 warning signs that your AI tools are quietly increasing the drag on your work. From “workslop” to the verification trap, we break down how to ensure AI remains a force multiplier rather than a place to hide. Learn the AE rule for subtracting friction and audit your workflow for real results.
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Cheat Sheet
  • Top 3 Productivity Resources [2:59]
  • How AI turned a devoted monotasker into someone juggling 8 simultaneous agent terminals [10:09]
  • The 80/10/10 rule that reframes whether you still need to single-task in the AI era [19:46]
  • The automation trap: why jumping to AI before you’ve done something yourself is a mistake [24:39]
  • The silent credibility killer in your AI-generated content (that no one will tell you about) [28:14]
  • A simple habit that makes AI-drafted emails sound like you actually wrote them [34:51]
  • Flipping the lens: where AI actually earns its keep [41:52]
  • The “one tweak at a time” method that beats building a big AI workflow from scratch [42:24]
  • The prompting move that makes AI interview you instead of the other way around [46:09]
  • Getting polished motion graphics from AI when you have zero visual instincts [48:37]
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    • 25X Productivity Coaching
    • Center Stage (Apple’s camera framing feature)
    • Lungo
    • Amphetamine
    • Setapp
    • Open: An Autobiography — Andre Agassi
    • Claude
    • ChatGPT
    • Gemini
    • OpenAI Codex
    • Claude Code
    • OmniFocus
    • Alfred

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