Productivity is overrated: Go build something weird - (Episode 162)

In a world preoccupied with productivity, optimization, and efficiency, hobbies often seem like a luxury or even a waste of time. But what if that’s exactly the point? In this episode, we talk about the strange, wonderful importance of doing things that don’t scale, don’t pay, and don’t necessarily make sense. Hobbies, whether they involve building model airplanes, learning guitar riffs from the 80s, restoring old computers, or designing something completely weird just for fun, provide our brains with a creative space. They create space for curiosity, experimentation, and creativity without deadlines or KPIs (key performance indicators). Ironically, the things we do purely for fun often teach us the most. So maybe productivity isn’t everything. Maybe the real trick is simple: stop optimizing for a moment… and go build something weird.