r/productivity is a subreddit with 4.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses productivity, looking, 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
: "is there an app where people actually hold you accountable to be productive? If, so please suggest."
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Need advice regarding balancing important tasks with a need to entertain yourself/manage an online status"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/productivity
#1
Productivity
: "Do Productivity apps help you achieve big goals, or mostly help you organize tasks?"
38 posts
#2
Looking
29 posts
#3
Struggling
16 posts
#4
Focus
10 posts
#5
App
8 posts
#6
Time
7 posts
#7
Apps
7 posts
#8
Tools
6 posts
#9
Planner
5 posts
#10
Habit
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
: "Why am i tired in the morning and want to skip work?"
29 posts
#2
Advice Needed
: "How to find motivation to do things after work (stressful, demanding corporate job)"
14 posts
#3
Technique
: "The “23 minutes to refocus” stat isn’t in the study everyone cites. I read the paper."
5 posts
#4
General Advice
: "I had this backwards for years: finishing a task is not what gets it out of your head"
5 posts
#5
Software
: "Looking for an AI app that can help breakdown long term (5 year) personal goals to daily tasks and help keep on track to achieve them"
4 posts
#6
Book
: "¿Qué mentalidad tienen las personas que realmente tienen poder?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/productivity
Yearly
+210k members(5.2%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026