Working definition
A productivity score is an honest 1–10 read after a block — not a checkbox feeling of having done a lot.
How it works
Soft was I productive? loses to calibration. Two follow-ups: what honestly makes this a 5? and what would raise it tomorrow? Collect data before rewriting the Battle.
Example
You closed a full client day with twelve checked boxes and still felt empty — the laptop was open at 10 p.m., the list unfinished, silent shame on. Busy volume whispered productive; an honest block score says 4/10 because nothing moved the Battle lead. Name what made the 4 true before you invent new tactics. That is B3 miss — score the block before you rewrite the week so the limit you choose is data, not theatre.
Signature
Busy ≠ productive — the score forces the distinction.
Volume flattens the week; a 1–10 forces honesty and tomorrow’s lever. Your move: Your move this week.
Your move this week
After one block: score 1–10 + both follow-ups in one line each.
Scientific grounding
Cite
- Swan, M. (2013). The quantified self: Fundamental disruption in big data science and biological discovery. Big Data, 1(2), 85–99.
- Holt, N. J. (2020). Tracking momentary experience in the evaluation of arts-on-prescription services. Perspectives in Public Health, 140(5), 270–276.
A 1–10 block read is quantified self as lead measure — momentary sampling beats the busy story at end of day.
Adjacent
Busy versus truly productive · Quantified Self · meta-skills · Productivity (MoC)