r/productivity is a subreddit with 4.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses productivity, looking, struggling, focus, and time, and they frequently recommend/review productivity apps, productivity app, and to do list app.
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Popular Themes in r/productivity
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Does anyone else waste their best energy deciding what to work on?"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What do you do when you sit down to work and genuinely can't decide what to start with?"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Robust task management within Google ecosystem (or with Google integration)"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I wanted a non-distracting, OLED dark-mode study companion, so I coded an ad-free space utility in Python."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/productivity
#1
Productivity
: "A Productivity trick that works for me: techno music"
43 posts
#2
Looking
29 posts
#3
Struggling
16 posts
#4
Focus
: "What are your most effective Focus tips for working from home?"
12 posts
#5
Time
: "How do you organise your Time?"
10 posts
#6
App
8 posts
#7
Organization
: "Todoist or Trello — which one do you use and why?"
8 posts
#8
Task
: "Robust Task management within Google ecosystem (or with Google integration)"
7 posts
#9
Calendar
: "Switching Calendars; helping increase my workflow as a student"
7 posts
#10
Apps
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/productivity
Productivity Apps
221 reviews
#1
Notion
4.7★ from 23 reviews
#2
TickTick
4.5★ from 19 reviews
#3
Todoist
4.4★ from 12 reviews
Productivity App
178 reviews
#1
Notion
4.3★ from 18 reviews
#2
TickTick
4.6★ from 16 reviews
#3
Todoist
4.9★ from 14 reviews
To Do List App
173 reviews
#1
ToDoIst
4.3★ from 18 reviews
#2
TickTick
4.5★ from 15 reviews
#3
Apple
4.5★ from 10 reviews
Flair Used in r/productivity
#1
Question
: "I wonder what life would be like without TV and phones"
22 posts
#2
Advice Needed
: "Can't stop feeling tired all the time"
13 posts
#3
Technique
: "This Boring Habit i picked up in my 20s made my life quite easier!!"
5 posts
#4
General Advice
: "10 minutes of social media in the morning seemed to ruin my focus for the next 2 hours"
5 posts
#5
Software
: "Screen time reduction app for Iphone with no frills"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/productivity
Yearly
+211k members(5.2%)
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Last updated: October 5, 2026