April 7, 2025

Can You Be TOO Efficient at Work?

Can You Be TOO Efficient at Work?

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the reason why efficiency shouldn’t be the goal at work, and how to actually get better at your job.


00:00 Intro

00:41 Our obsession with efficiency

02:26 The problem with the conversation around AI

06:46 What you lose when you focus too much on efficiency

11:42 When Kaila over-focused on efficiency in her career

18:06 How to actually get better at your job

19:46 Scheduling time for whimsy

23:17 Tactics


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