r/productivity is a subreddit with 4.2M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking, productivity, struggling, focus, and app, and they frequently recommend/review productivity apps, productivity app, and to do list app.
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Popular Themes in r/productivity
#1
Solution Requests
: "Cant seem to find a proper notes app"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Which 3 productivity books would you recommend from this list?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "20M - I feel like I'm wasting my life. Introverted,anxious, unmotivated... How do I turn things around?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/productivity
#1
Looking
40 posts
#2
Productivity
36 posts
#3
Struggling
18 posts
#4
Focus
10 posts
#5
App
9 posts
#6
Time
7 posts
#7
Task
7 posts
#8
Apps
7 posts
#9
Motivation
: "I can only do work if Im under world ending pressure HELP"
6 posts
#10
Tools
6 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 can only do work if Im under world ending pressure HELP"
17 posts
#2
Advice Needed
: "20M - I feel like I'm wasting my life. Introverted,anxious, unmotivated... How do I turn things around?"
12 posts
#3
General Advice
: "I realized I was always trying to have constant dopamine hits when doing chores."
7 posts
#4
Software
: "need free app suggestion for android that can block certain websites"
3 posts
#5
Technique
: "What is we're getting in the way?? (Of ourselves and workflows)"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/productivity
Yearly
+233k members(5.8%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026