# Improving Developer Productivity by Questioning Unnecessary Work

DevFeed: [Improving Developer Productivity by Questioning Unnecessary Work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/one-question-why-30553.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://ryanharter.com/blog/2013/04/one-question-why/>)

Published: 2013-04-22T07:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blogs on Ryan Harter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blogs-on-ryan-harter.md>)

Topics: [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meetings.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>)

Tags: [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [it-s](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/it-s.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meetings.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time.md>)

## AI overview

The author reflects on starting a consulting business and feeling more productive while working independently. They attribute this partly to avoiding low-value activities, especially meetings, and recommend regularly questioning whether tasks are worth the time they consume.

## Source excerpt

In January of 2013, I finally decided to make the leap and start my own consulting business. It's only been 3 months since then, but I've already learned quite a lot from the experience. After reading a recent article on Inc.com I couldn't help but feel a little offended and reflective on my own experience in the workforce. One thing that I've come to realize is how much more productive I feel now that I'm working for myself. It's not just that I feel productive, I get projects done faster, build better stuff, and have learned an amazing amount in the last three months to become a much better programmer.