Productivity and effectivity can be a source of the stress we experience in life.
And I would like to talk about some drawbacks on productivity today and the importance of being patient sometimes. And I will also talk about the question that is life a competition?
If life only was productive every day each person would break down mentally and become really depressed with no happiness left.
For example a good book is often not a productive book, I think that a good book also is a beautiful book with beautiful pages and beautiful language in and also gives something of great value for the reader (eg. entertainment, relaxation, insight etc).
When we learn to slow down we realise how beautiful this world really is and that you don't have to be doing things all day.
Sometimes an ordinary walk can be really delightful.
If life was a competition and the goal was to enter the grave first then suicide would be the optimal solution and the depressed persons would be the most successful in the world.
Competition can be really funny but if everything is a competition to prove that oneself is much better than everyone else then there is no happiness left and only conceit is there.
People are different and every person can't enjoy the same things but if one think of life as a competition and the only thing is to prove that one is so good then there is no happiness and joy left for spontaneous activities and life can be really stressing and depressing.
One really meaningful thing in this world is friendship, I think and money can't buy friends!
We need money to survive (eg. eating food) but not to have many things, many friends are much more valuable according to my perceptions and the effects of loneliness can be really threating to ones health.
But don't misunderstand me here, loneliness can be really delightful and refreshing but not for too long time.