Why Productivity Tools Make You Less Productive … and Less Creative

Even in the age of artificial intelligence, common sense still matters.
Technology addiction is running rampant. We spend more time looking at screens than talking to the people who matter. This digital dependence is impairing our ability to make decisions, because we no longer trust our common sense. The more we rely on technology advances like artificial intelligence and predictable algorithms to make decisions, the more unpredictable we become. No, that’s not counter-intuitive. It’s what happens when human beings stop using our most valuable asset: our brains.
There’s a human factor in every small step and in every decision. Remember the movie Apollo 13 and this quote by NASA flight director, Gene Kranz? “We’ve never lost an American in space; we’re sure as hell not going to lose one on my watch. Failure is not an option.” What happened when their technology failed? NASA engineers huddled in a room under unbelievable time