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2024-10-25 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:55 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Personal story · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis

In a Short, Ali tells how Matthew, whom he interviewed for his book, made his disliked McDonald's drive-thru job fun by giving each weekday a sauce to upsell to every customer, and says that adding a challenge with a little achievement turns boring work into a game.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Matthew's McDonald's sauce challenge: making a job you do not like playful

  • ★★ Ali interviewed Matthew for his book Feel-Good Productivity; Matthew, who did not like his job at a McDonald's drive-thru, gave each weekday a sauce (barbecue on Monday, sweet and sour on Tuesday) and set himself the mission of upselling every customer on it. — 00:00:00 · McDonald's, Feel-Good Productivity (book)
  • ★★ Matthew's sauce upsell gave him a little achievement, Ali says: adding a challenge turned an otherwise boring and miserable job into a game and made it a bit more fun. — 00:00:29 · play, power, people

Mentioned

Central: gamification

Also: Feel-Good Productivity (book) · Matthew Dicks · McDonald's

Also centred on gamification: 5 Essential Tips for Long-Lasting Productivity · How to Make Productivity More Fun

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