The cult of productivity, and the obsession with ‘getting things done’

"The tools we use to coordinate are absolutely critical," says Justin Rosenstein, co-founder of Asana, which offers business software designed to make meetings more productive. Asana is used by high-flying tech firms like Uber, Airbnb and Dropbox. The idea is that teams can hold fewer meetings and send fewer emails because the Asana system will let members know what others are doing.