950: Cal Newport: Slowing Down to Boost Productivity and Ease Stress
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Cal Newport shows how to achieve more by doing less. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why we’re measuring productivity all wrong 2) The surprising math showing how doing less means achieving more 3) The trick to eliminating tasks that don’t serve you Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep950 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT CAL — Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. He is also a contributor to The New Yorker and hosts the popular Deep Questions podcast. • Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World • Book: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout • Book: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin • Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy • Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown • Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen • Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein • Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey • Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan • Book: The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel • Book: The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein • Past episode: 614: Making Smarter Decisions When You Can’t Know Everything with Annie Duke See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
