/r/productivity - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, July
What do highly productive people do differently...
539 What do highly productive people do differently...
I genuinely cannot stop napping. please help.
415 I genuinely cannot stop napping. please help.
What skill/ability can you easily learn in unde...
408 What skill/ability can you easily learn in unde...
How can I make my life even MORE analog?
209 How can I make my life even MORE analog?
How do you deal with Sunday scaries?
189 How do you deal with Sunday scaries?
What do you still do manually because every app...
187 What do you still do manually because every app...
High Earning couples and outsourcing of chores
177 High Earning couples and outsourcing of chores
What's a small habit that quietly improved your...
176 What's a small habit that quietly improved your...
How do you avoid that low-energy slump in the a...
168 How do you avoid that low-energy slump in the a...
Besides coffee, what helps you stay alert and e...
138 Besides coffee, what helps you stay alert and e...
2026, June
How are people so energetic after work and afte...
1970 How are people so energetic after work and afte...
Where do some people get their energy from?
1391 Where do some people get their energy from?
I did a monthly challenge that might have chang...
863 I did a monthly challenge that might have chang...
what’s the wellness habit that actually changed...
707 what’s the wellness habit that actually changed...
I realized why everyone I know hates Todoist
472 I realized why everyone I know hates Todoist
What to replace with social media?
472 What to replace with social media?
How I went from 8+ hours of scrolling per day, ...
459 How I went from 8+ hours of scrolling per day, ...
I spend more time thinking about my aspirations...
273 I spend more time thinking about my aspirations...
How do you keep multiple areas of life moving w...
264 How do you keep multiple areas of life moving w...
After some sessions with a psychologist, I foun...
250 After some sessions with a psychologist, I foun...
2026, May
why am i never-endingly exhausted??
319 why am i never-endingly exhausted??
How do you read 20+ books a year without gettin...
296 How do you read 20+ books a year without gettin...
What do you guys do in the first hour after wak...
273 What do you guys do in the first hour after wak...
what helped shift your perspective from "I'll d...
254 what helped shift your perspective from "I'll d...
Do you guys exercise before or after work?
224 Do you guys exercise before or after work?
Getting diagnosed made me more productive
197 Getting diagnosed made me more productive
Naming files in yymmdd order. Am I mad?
197 Naming files in yymmdd order. Am I mad?
The best way to lock in is to lock out.
193 The best way to lock in is to lock out.
I stopped watching political news
173 I stopped watching political news
I think social media destroyed my attention spa...
167 I think social media destroyed my attention spa...
2026, April
Are people who wake up at 5am actually more pro...
1168 Are people who wake up at 5am actually more pro...
Atomic Habits has been on my nightstand for six...
626 Atomic Habits has been on my nightstand for six...
What do you do first thing in the morning?
311 What do you do first thing in the morning?
Motivation is less important than energy levels
308 Motivation is less important than energy levels
NO ADVERTISING IS ALLOWED OF ANY KIND (includin...
260 NO ADVERTISING IS ALLOWED OF ANY KIND (includin...
I started noticing how my brain sabotages me wh...
258 I started noticing how my brain sabotages me wh...
I'm mentally slow and I don't know why
255 I'm mentally slow and I don't know why
the only productivity advice that matters right...
242 the only productivity advice that matters right...
Tomorrow I will spend my day as Thomas Jefferson.
223 Tomorrow I will spend my day as Thomas Jefferson.
How do i break this loop of doing nothing?
218 How do i break this loop of doing nothing?
2026, March
I tracked every hour I worked for a week, and h...
1816 I tracked every hour I worked for a week, and h...
Why do I feel super motivated to fix my life at...
1782 Why do I feel super motivated to fix my life at...
Do Absolutely Nothing! This eliminates procrast...
863 Do Absolutely Nothing! This eliminates procrast...
Replacing My Phone with a Tennis Ball Actually ...
728 Replacing My Phone with a Tennis Ball Actually ...
im fixing my f*cked brain and attention span (j...
530 im fixing my f*cked brain and attention span (j...
Unexplainable daily fatigue impairing my life
483 Unexplainable daily fatigue impairing my life
Left social media forever. Been a month
411 Left social media forever. Been a month
People who prefer staying home, what do you do ...
339 People who prefer staying home, what do you do ...
Your 5 AM routine is a performance not a strategy
312 Your 5 AM routine is a performance not a strategy
I do a 1 minute breathing thing before deep wor...
301 I do a 1 minute breathing thing before deep wor...
2026, February
How i finally stopped bed rotting for 4 hours e...
3215 How i finally stopped bed rotting for 4 hours e...
I've been working from my couch for two years a...
1416 I've been working from my couch for two years a...
i can’t stop wasting days and idk what’s wrong ...
593 i can’t stop wasting days and idk what’s wrong ...
I thought I was lazy but actually I feel unrest...
536 I thought I was lazy but actually I feel unrest...
I'm Cal Newport. AMA! (Thursday 2/5 at 2 pm ET)
477 I'm Cal Newport. AMA! (Thursday 2/5 at 2 pm ET)
I deleted my to-do list apps. I’m 10x more prod...
426 I deleted my to-do list apps. I’m 10x more prod...
Things to do in the morning other than brain rot
423 Things to do in the morning other than brain rot
I really want to understand how much you all wo...
393 I really want to understand how much you all wo...
What is something you look forward to in the mo...
386 What is something you look forward to in the mo...
4 things that ACTUALLY fixed my very severe bra...
313 4 things that ACTUALLY fixed my very severe bra...
2026, January
spent 3 months reading neuroscience papers on f...
709 spent 3 months reading neuroscience papers on f...
Why does burn out come back so quickly after ti...
394 Why does burn out come back so quickly after ti...
What do you do instead of scrolling?
304 What do you do instead of scrolling?
I'm ADHD and now productive. Here's how.
280 I'm ADHD and now productive. Here's how.
I feel like my "real" alone time don't start un...
275 I feel like my "real" alone time don't start un...
Instead of big New Year goals, I’m trying “one ...
271 Instead of big New Year goals, I’m trying “one ...
I finally realized I’m not unproductive, I’m ju...
244 I finally realized I’m not unproductive, I’m ju...
Why is it difficult to just DO stuff
243 Why is it difficult to just DO stuff
I closed my browser with 500 open tabs and star...
229 I closed my browser with 500 open tabs and star...
Do things without expectation and feel the diff...
224 Do things without expectation and feel the diff...