Tech Productivity Issue #353 (How To Get Your Attention Back)

Issue #353 (How To Get Your Attention Back) 11/17/25

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There seems to be an interest in studying how much people are willing to sacrifice in order to avoid working in the office, as opposed to staying remote. Last week I linked to a fairly recent article and study on this topic. There was a similar study published at the beginning of this year that you might also want to check out.

One article discussing it is called Charting the Value of Remote Work: Would You Take a Pay Cut? While last week's study involved 1,400 participants, this one is a little bigger at more than 2,000.

Here are some fast facts from that study:

More than half of workers surveyed wouldn't take a salary reduction
40 percent said they would accept a pay cut of 5 percent or more
9 percent of respondents would trade 20 percent or more of their salaries to avoid the office
Women were more willing to forgo 20 percent or more of their salaries compared with men
Workers in traditionally in-person sectors were least likely to give up pay
Those who said they were least productive while working remotely were also least likely to sacrifice compensation
Workers who reported being even moderately productive were willing to accept a salary reduction to continue working remotely

Remote work is a different animal than in-office, so this sort of thing should continue to be discussed. I'm sure we'll continue to see more data on this in the future.

Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!

Tools & Apps

Superinbox — An AI-powered Gmail or Outlook plugin that drafts context-aware replies in your voice and organizes your emails, potentially saving you hours of work each week.

Claudia — An AI personal assistant designed for ADHD brains, built from the ground up based on ADHD neuroscience, to help you get organized and regain control of your life.

Skip Design Bottlenecks Today — With UX Pilot, developers generate UX/UI screen mockups straight from text prompts. No design skills needed: just hi-fidelity screens, polished and ready to code. Skip the design hassle today and start for free. sponsor

PasteBar — A clipboard manager for Mac and Windows that features unlimited clipboard history, saved custom clips, quick-access paste menus, and ability to organize via collections, tabs, and boards.

IronCalc — An open source spreadsheet engine, built for any language in any locale, with import/export from Excel, and a full set of features with fast performance in the browser.

PDF Barber — A privacy-friendly suite of web-based PDF tools that allow you to split, merge, sign, rotate and more, with no uploads, no registration, no limits, and minimal server interaction (only for some processes).

Attrove — A communication monitoring tool for teams that provides real-time visibility into the entire organization, allowing you to analyze and track interactions, communications, and collaboration patterns across channels.

Articles & Resources

You Can Just Do Things — From Peter Yang's Substack, where he looks at four examples of creators who built what he refers to as "permissionless leverage", or the ability to create without hindrance from others.

3 Deep Causes of Procrastination — A look at some less-common reasons why you might be procrastinating, specifically mimetic desire, fear of success, and low agency, all of which are broken down for you.

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Why Your Attention Keeps Slipping Away (and How to Get it Back) — A deep dive that encourages you to think of attention as a set of trainable muscles which, when strengthened, can turn focus into a skill that helps you achieve your goals.

Can You Get Emotionally Dependent on ChatGPT? — A study that brings an interesting new perspective to how people are using ChatGPT, which the author of the study believes might be crossing a line for many.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Psychology of Overconfidence — If you're not familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect, this a great intro, including the story of a bizarre pair of bank robberies that inspired its research.

Stop Avoiding (Workplace) Politics — "The best technical leaders are incredibly political. They just don’t call it that. They call it 'stakeholder management' or 'building alignment' or 'organizational awareness.' But it’s politics, and they’re good at it."

Suggestions?

Have a suggestion for a productivity-related tool, article, or other resource? Send me a direct message via X or chat via Bluesky and I’ll consider including it in a future issue.

Stay productive!

Louis
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