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How to post in r/productivity
What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.
Can I promote my app or project in r/productivity?
Not as a rule. No self-promotion here. AI-written text is banned too. Take part as a member instead, or pick another community.
Does r/productivity allow AI-written posts?
No. AI-generated posts are banned here. Write it yourself; use a draft only as notes.
What do the top posts in r/productivity look like?
Top posts of the year: 100% have a text body; median body 174 words, 96% first person; titles ~13 words, 32% questions, 20% with a number; common openers: 'How …?'; top comments ~41 words.
What do readers of r/productivity reward?
Techniques you actually use, explained from experience.
The rules we found
Sidebar: "No AI posts or comments allowed (no LLM generation of any kind is permitted at all)"; no advertising or self-promotion, including by DM; no isolated links.
What gets posts removed or ignored
- any AI-written text
- self-promotion
Draft a post for r/productivity that follows these rules, scored before you post it.
Sign up, it's freeRules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.