r/productivity

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About r/productivity

Tips and tricks for being more productive!

The community at a glance

r/productivity is a Subreddit for Productivity with roughly 4.2M members. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Productivity communities list.

Roughly 217K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Productivity, Looking, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests.

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4.2M Members

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Forum

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Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +217K members
Growth: +5.4% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 30K members
  • 2014: 23K members
  • 2015: 20K members
  • 2016: 24K members
  • 2017: 40K members
  • 2018: 113K members
  • 2019: 112K members
  • 2020: 173K members
  • 2023: 1.7M members
  • 2024: 1.4M members
  • 2025: 498K members
  • 2026: 146K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 10K members
  • Nov: 19K members
  • Dec: 26K members
  • Jan: 27K members
  • Feb: 17K members
  • Mar: 18K members
  • Apr: 19K members
  • May: 22K members
  • Jun: 16K members
  • Jul: 15K members
  • Aug: 13K members
  • Sep: 1K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    19 posts in the past month
    1. PLEASE DO NOT PAY for screentime apps/blockers/OS! Lots of FREE and Open-Source solutions work, even better than the paid ones.
    2. Help with reducing screen time
    3. Solutions to chronic laziness?
    #1
    Solution Requests
    PLEASE DO NOT PAY for screentime apps/blockers/OS! Lots of FREE and Open-Source solutions work, even better than the paid ones. · Help with reducing screen time · Solutions to chronic laziness?
    19
  • Advice Requests
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Can someone please guide me how to sit 3-4 hours straight for study!???
    2. If you had 7 hours of free time how would you be productive (serious question)
    3. I desperately need advice for how to stay productive
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Can someone please guide me how to sit 3-4 hours straight for study!??? · If you had 7 hours of free time how would you be productive (serious question) · I desperately need advice for how to stay productive
    13
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I keep procrastinating even when I know exactly what I need to do
    2. Lost all of my motivation. Don’t know what to do with myself
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    I keep procrastinating even when I know exactly what I need to do · Lost all of my motivation. Don’t know what to do with myself
    2

Topics

  • Productivity
    49 posts in the past month
    1. A misconception about Productivity
    2. How many of you actually use productivity tools?
    3. The last five pages of the chapter and five minutes of the lecture drops my productivity to near zero
    #1
    Productivity
    A misconception about Productivity · How many of you actually use productivity tools? · The last five pages of the chapter and five minutes of the lecture drops my productivity to near zero
    49
  • Looking
    34 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking
    34
  • Struggling
    21 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    21
  • App
    15 posts in the past month
    #4
    App
    15
  • Time
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Battling depletion after work.. how are you efficient on tackling goals and optimizing time?
    #5
    Time
    Battling depletion after work.. how are you efficient on tackling goals and optimizing time?
    10

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  • Question
    89 posts in the past month
    1. How do you recover when you're already REALLY behind at work?
    2. What's one thing that makes you instantly more productive, but sounds too simple to share?
    3. If you’re chronically late, what rules do you follow to make sure you’re on time?
    #1
    Question
    How do you recover when you're already REALLY behind at work? · What's one thing that makes you instantly more productive, but sounds too simple to share? · If you’re chronically late, what rules do you follow to make sure you’re on time?
    89
  • Advice Needed
    50 posts in the past month
    1. I want to stop procrastinating but the grief from all the time I wasted makes me procrastinate more
    2. I am out of my fucking mind, 8 hours screentime
    3. unhinged ways to kick a phone addiction?
    #2
    Advice Needed
    I want to stop procrastinating but the grief from all the time I wasted makes me procrastinate more · I am out of my fucking mind, 8 hours screentime · unhinged ways to kick a phone addiction?
    50
  • General Advice
    32 posts in the past month
    1. Your day isn't fucking over yet.
    2. How replacing social media with reading fixed all of my problems effortlessly
    3. Stop outsourcing your thinking to AI
    #3
    General Advice
    Your day isn't fucking over yet. · How replacing social media with reading fixed all of my problems effortlessly · Stop outsourcing your thinking to AI
    32
  • Technique
    20 posts in the past month
    1. Do it anyways. Do it tired. Do it sad.
    2. The Ben 10 technique to deal with negative feelings
    3. What keeps me productive as a remote worker
    #4
    Technique
    Do it anyways. Do it tired. Do it sad. · The Ben 10 technique to deal with negative feelings · What keeps me productive as a remote worker
    20
  • Software
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Which app has had the most impact on you so far?
    2. I need notetaking app for studying
    3. Organising all PDFs after completing studies, recommend an app?
    #5
    Software
    Which app has had the most impact on you so far? · I need notetaking app for studying · Organising all PDFs after completing studies, recommend an app?
    7
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/productivity for?
Best for Productivity enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/productivity free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/productivity have?
Roughly 4.2M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/productivity on?
r/productivity runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/productivity cover?
On the Hive Index, r/productivity is organized under Productivity.
How do I join r/productivity?
You can join r/productivity by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Productivity communities like?
Communities for people trying to work better, study smarter, and build better habits. Discord has massive study communities running focus sessions and accountability systems, with Facebook groups and smaller communities for specific tools, workflows, and deep work approaches.
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