# Scott Young - The Paradox of Productivity (Highlights)  ## Highlights - Ali’s central idea is that we’re at our most productive when we’re happy. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hrey4nszbzhcxw9mmvw4xb1x)) ^689858821 - Cal argues that we aren’t good at measuring the productivity of knowledge workers. As a result, we tend use how visibly busy workers are as a proxy for their productivity. This pseudo-productivity makes workers feel harried, but all this busyness doesn’t lead to doing excellent work. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hrey65xre23qa5dkk3j7a9j6)) ^689858888