r/productivity is a subreddit with 4.2M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution 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
Advice Requests
: "Any tips on becoming a well rounded individual?"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "If I want a basic personal wiki - is Obsidian my only choice?"
10 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "why do i literally ruin my own life when things start going right??"
7 posts
Popular Topics in r/productivity
#1
Productivity
: "I keep wanting fewer apps to keep up Productivity"
53 posts
#2
Looking
40 posts
#3
Struggling
18 posts
#4
Focus
: "Help me reduce my screen time and Focus on realmlife activities"
14 posts
#5
Time
: "Where do you want your "Time to plan the day" message?"
12 posts
#6
Worst
11 posts
#7
Time Management
: "Favorite Time Management apps?"
11 posts
#8
Frustrating
10 posts
#9
App
9 posts
#10
Tools
8 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
: "Where do some people get their energy from?"
103 posts
#2
Advice Needed
: "How do you keep multiple areas of life moving without burning out?"
48 posts
#3
General Advice
: "Cheap' dopamine is one of the most expensive things in the world."
33 posts
#4
Technique
: "I did a monthly challenge that might have changed my life"
12 posts
#5
Software
: "Any productivity application that lets me create a to do list the day before?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/productivity
Yearly
+233k members(5.9%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026