January 16, 2024 9:01 AM
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ashutosh@sunsama.com
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The email is a reminder to plan your work for the day in Sunsama and discusses the concept of Goodhart's law in relation to work productivity.
Good morning Wyatt,
It's time to plan your work for today in Sunsama.
Does this sound familiar to you: you go to work, work for a while until you're mentally exhausted, look at the clock, see it's only 3pm, but instead of just going home, you sit at
January 16, 2024 9:01 AM
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ashutosh@sunsama.com
Output (9/10)
The email is a reminder to plan your work for the day in Sunsama and discusses the concept of Goodhart's law in relation to work productivity.
Good morning Wyatt,
It's time to plan your work for today in Sunsama.
Does this sound familiar to you: you go to work, work for a while until you're mentally exhausted, look at the clock, see it's only 3pm, but instead of just going home, you sit at
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</style></head><body><div><span style="line-height:19px"></span><span style="line-height:19px">Good morning User,</span><span style="line-height:19px"><br><br></span></div><div>It's time to <a href="#">plan your work for today</a> in Sunsama.<br><br>Does this sound familiar to you: you go to work, work for a while until you're mentally exhausted, look at the clock, see it's only 3pm, but instead of just going home, you sit at your desk and 'pretend work' for another few hours?<br><br>You have been the victim of <a href="#">Goodhart's law</a>, which states:<br><br><em>"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."</em><br><br>The problem is, instead of your performance being measured by your actual output at work, your performance is often measured by how many hours you appear to be working. This creates the perverse incentive for you to act like a work prisoner, unable to go home even though you've made good progress.<br><br>During my <a href="#">daily planning ritual</a> I defend myself from this by planning my day and measuring my performance not by how long I want to work, but what output I want to achieve at the end of the day.<br><br>If I finish up my goals for the day by 3pm, instead of trying to do more, I just I stop working. You might feel guilty the first time you try this but give it a shot. <br></div><div><br>Ashutosh<br><br>P.S. Those feelings of guilt (and internalized capitalism) is hard to shake. I know first hand. If you want to talk about it, just email me back. <br><br>--<br><br><a href="#">Turn off daily planning reminder</a> </div><p style="font-size:13px; line-height:19px; word-break:break-word"><span style="line-height:19px"><code><a href="#"></a></code></span></p><img src="https://mail.sunsama.com/e/o/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6IlJQR0tCZ1VBQVkwVEFVU2pPS2x2WkdDZzVWZUI2Zz09In0=" alt="" style="height:1px!important; max-height:1px!important; max-width:1px!important; width:1px!important; display:none!important"></body></html>
