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 #6 in the Productivity communities list.

Roughly 229K 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: +229K members
Growth: +5.7% / 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: 129K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 23K members
  • Sep: 18K members
  • 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: 12K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Products to make workflows easier?
    2. What phone app blocker actually helps you focus without becoming a pain to use?
    3. Looking for a specific feature in a to-do list app
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Products to make workflows easier? · What phone app blocker actually helps you focus without becoming a pain to use? · Looking for a specific feature in a to-do list app
    8
  • Advice Requests
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Can you guys give me any time management tips or something that could possibly help me
    2. I need someone to help me with my studying problems
    3. For people who work for themselves, can a short 'switch-off ritual' help your brain to rest properly?
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Can you guys give me any time management tips or something that could possibly help me · I need someone to help me with my studying problems · For people who work for themselves, can a short 'switch-off ritual' help your brain to rest properly?
    7
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. i wrote a ebook on how to stay productive and locked in https://stan.store/1TheHabitReset
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    i wrote a ebook on how to stay productive and locked in https://stan.store/1TheHabitReset
    1

Topics

  • Productivity
    88 posts in the past month
    1. Nutrition is most important for productivity
    2. Remote work didn't kill productivity. It killed the illusion of productivity.
    3. What productivity advice sounded good but actually made you less productive?
    #1
    Productivity
    Nutrition is most important for productivity · Remote work didn't kill productivity. It killed the illusion of productivity. · What productivity advice sounded good but actually made you less productive?
    88
  • Looking
    37 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking
    37
  • Struggling
    18 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    18
  • Focus
    10 posts in the past month
    #4
    Focus
    10
  • App
    9 posts in the past month
    #5
    App
    9

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  • Question
    70 posts in the past month
    1. What skill/ability can you easily learn in under 10 hours?
    2. Title: Why can I do a 2-hour task at the last minute, but not a 5-minute task all day?
    3. How do you avoid that low-energy slump in the afternoon?
    #1
    Question
    What skill/ability can you easily learn in under 10 hours? · Title: Why can I do a 2-hour task at the last minute, but not a 5-minute task all day? · How do you avoid that low-energy slump in the afternoon?
    70
  • Advice Needed
    42 posts in the past month
    1. Any good morning routines to get rid of the tiredness?
    2. I have been having brain fog, procrastinating important tasks, losing deadlines. All being aware of how im ruining my life. Any tips ?
    3. how do i be consistent, stop being distracted and actually do things..??
    #2
    Advice Needed
    Any good morning routines to get rid of the tiredness? · I have been having brain fog, procrastinating important tasks, losing deadlines. All being aware of how im ruining my life. Any tips ? · how do i be consistent, stop being distracted and actually do things..??
    42
  • General Advice
    15 posts in the past month
    1. I figured out how to wake up early
    2. I feel paralyzed by my workload
    3. What working out taught me that’s not about working out
    #3
    General Advice
    I figured out how to wake up early · I feel paralyzed by my workload · What working out taught me that’s not about working out
    15
  • Technique
    14 posts in the past month
    1. I stopped keeping a to-do list and started keeping a 'decision list' — writing down decisions I'm avoiding instead of tasks. Changed everything.
    2. How do you stay organized at work? Methodologies and tools?
    3. Nutrition is most important for productivity
    #4
    Technique
    I stopped keeping a to-do list and started keeping a 'decision list' — writing down decisions I'm avoiding instead of tasks. Changed everything. · How do you stay organized at work? Methodologies and tools? · Nutrition is most important for productivity
    14
  • Software
    7 posts in the past month
    1. What phone app blocker actually helps you focus without becoming a pain to use?
    2. Stop overworking. Get away from keyboard.
    3. Confused by Stayfocusd. It seems to reset my active time to the whole day when I only need my websites blocked during work hours??
    #5
    Software
    What phone app blocker actually helps you focus without becoming a pain to use? · Stop overworking. Get away from keyboard. · Confused by Stayfocusd. It seems to reset my active time to the whole day when I only need my websites blocked during work hours??
    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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