I don’t think you have an accurate model of the community here. For example, people don’t talk about being productive all the time, they talk about reducing akrasia, which is being unproductive when you would genuinely prefer to be more productive. I see this site as promoting perfectionism—trying to get the most value out of what you currently want to be doing. If what I really want to do is travel the world then I should make concrete plans to do that rather than sit at home watching travel shows, which is what most people do. And if I have an assignment due but I want to relax, the best way to enjoy that relaxation would be to get that assignment done so that I don’t feel guilty about it during my fun time.
If you really think that the people here would prefer to be puritanical, I refer you to the recentish posts about video games, board games, and Go.
I don’t think you have an accurate model of the community here. For example, people don’t talk about being productive all the time, they talk about reducing akrasia, which is being unproductive when you would genuinely prefer to be more productive. I see this site as promoting perfectionism—trying to get the most value out of what you currently want to be doing. If what I really want to do is travel the world then I should make concrete plans to do that rather than sit at home watching travel shows, which is what most people do. And if I have an assignment due but I want to relax, the best way to enjoy that relaxation would be to get that assignment done so that I don’t feel guilty about it during my fun time.
If you really think that the people here would prefer to be puritanical, I refer you to the recentish posts about video games, board games, and Go.