A bonus star because it gave me the strength and inner peace to Let Go of Productivity Guilt and stop reading halfway through. That said, I do think there is value in the kindness facet of this book, and in the facet that discusses being a better person to oneself.

The wonderful thing about learning is that it expands—interest begets interest—and it doesn’t have to cost us a thing. Even on days where we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious or disappointed. Even on days when we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious, or disappointed. she's not proclaiming herself as a productivity or unproductivity expert - she's more of an explorer. That is a perpetual struggle- but I would have appreciated more from the author herself on the subjects rather than every man and his dog!

But I missed something actionable or some kind of self-reflective practice that would help me to get this perspective to posterity. This thing is 3x as long as it needs to be, and a solid quarter of it seems to be quotes and explenations of quotes.

Madeleine regularly conducts life experiments and hosts events to explore how creativity isn’t just something we do, but how we approach our lives. Below, Madeline shares 5 key insights from her new book, I Didn’t Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt. There’s nothing inherently wrong with being productive—we all need to get things done—but when we conflate productivity with self-worth, we never measure up.

If we begin by feeling the day can’t get any better than this, then we’ll likely bring a mood that proves it can.