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Productivity in 2025: What's Actually Working Now

Productivity in 2025: What’s Actually Working Now Let’s be honest—the productivity space has become a bit of a circus lately. With everyone and their cousin launching an AI-powered tool promising to revolutionize how you work, it’s getting harder to separate what’s actually useful from what’s just shiny and new. As someone who’s experimented with more productivity systems than I care to admit, I wanted to cut through the noise and share what’s actually moving the needle for people right now. So I dug into the latest research, tested several trending approaches myself, and compiled this guide to what’s working in April 2025. ...