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
: "Looking for an app blocker that resets each hour rather than each day"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to make my PC inaccessible between 12:00AM-6:00AM?"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I can't be motivated or focus, I can't find enjoyment in things anymore"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I'm currently building a new app—it's like a second brain. Check it out here: https://thinks.skrivanek.cc/"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/productivity
#1
Looking
36 posts
#2
Productivity
35 posts
#3
Struggling
18 posts
#4
Focus
10 posts
#5
App
8 posts
#6
Task
7 posts
#7
Apps
7 posts
#8
Time
6 posts
#9
Tools
6 posts
#10
Planner
5 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
: "What do you do all day if you aren’t chronically online?"
46 posts
#2
Advice Needed
: "Whole family feels sluggish only when home?"
28 posts
#3
Software
: "open source productivity tracker that uses a camera."
7 posts
#4
Technique
: "Productivity is a skill which means it can be taught"
6 posts
#5
General Advice
: "I realized I wasn’t distracted by my phone. I just couldn’t stop feeling or pretending to be busy"
4 posts
#6
Book
: "Is happiness something we choose?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/productivity
Yearly
+228k members(5.7%)
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Last updated: July 29, 2026