Productivity is the watchword nowadays. Companies are interested in extracting more work out of their employees, and the self-help market is booming with productivity-increasing products. And almost everyone you’ll ask will tell you how busy they are (sometimes even if you didn’t).

And whenever you read or hear about some famous person, you usually hear about how fantastically productive they are (or were). To emulate them, you’d figure, you’ll have to fill your entire day with work to be productive. But here’s the thing: As Alex Soojung-Kim Pang writes, famously productive people “organize[d] their lives around their work, but not their days”: Darwin Was a Slacker and You Should Be Too.

And not just Darwin. Everyone who is actually productive knows the importance of taking breaks, and taking time off. Here’s “one weird trick” to regain focus, concentration, creativity, and efficiency that really does work: Take Back Your Weekends. I hope you indeed had a relaxing weekend, and we will read us next week.

• What the world’s strongest man eats in one day – 😲
• You Should Not Force Quit Apps on iOS – "Force quitting" only costs you time (both to close the apps, and waiting for it to launch when you need it) and battery when iOS has to relaunch an app instead of unfreezing it.
• The Force Quit Fallacy – Really, just… don't. (Includes more technical background on what happens with apps on iOS when backgrounded)

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