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The Delicate Art Of Mastering Work-Life Balance - Cal Newport

Chris Williamson
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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author. If you’ve ever felt that you’re not as productive as you could be, you’re not alone. But what if the goal isn't to be more productive, but to let go of the goals that aren't serving you? What if the power of saying no to more things is the most important skill you can learn? Expect to learn what our current problem with being productive is, why pseudo-productivity is a catastrophe, the advantages to what Cal calls Slow Productivity, how to better organise your communication, the best strategies for implementing a productivity schedule, how to stop saying yes all the time and much more... - 00:00 Our Current Definition of Productivity 03:08 The Evolution of Productivity Advice 12:58 Most People’s Relationship With Productivity 20:31 Typical Days of Historical Figures 26:19 How to Work at a Natural Pace 37:00 Dealing With the Increased Wo …...more
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Our Current Definition of Productivity

0:00

The Evolution of Productivity Advice

3:08

Most People’s Relationship With Productivity

12:58

Typical Days of Historical Figures

20:31

How to Work at a Natural Pace

26:19

Dealing With the Increased Workload of Success

37:00

The Insane Output of Brandon Sanderson

43:41

Creating a Productive Work Environment at Home

50:16

Getting Better At Saying No

53:29

The Benefit of Quotas & Templates

1:02:55

Being Busy Vs Producing Success

1:10:10

How to Optimise for Quality

1:20:40

Slowing Down the Rate of Communication

1:25:59

The Price You Need to Pay for Slow Productivity

1:31:23

Steps to Begin Unwinding Bad Work Habits

1:36:29

The Importance of Writing

1:43:58

Where to Find Cal

1:49:51
The Delicate Art Of Mastering Work-Life Balance - Cal Newport
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2024Mar 30
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author. If you’ve ever felt that you’re not as productive as you could be, you’re not alone. But what if the goal isn't to be more productive, but to let go of the goals that aren't serving you? What if the power of saying no to more things is the most important skill you can learn? Expect to learn what our current problem with being productive is, why pseudo-productivity is a catastrophe, the advantages to what Cal calls Slow Productivity, how to better organise your communication, the best strategies for implementing a productivity schedule, how to stop saying yes all the time and much more... - 00:00 Our Current Definition of Productivity 03:08 The Evolution of Productivity Advice 12:58 Most People’s Relationship With Productivity 20:31 Typical Days of Historical Figures 26:19 How to Work at a Natural Pace 37:00 Dealing With the Increased Workload of Success 43:41 The Insane Output of Brandon Sanderson 50:16 Creating a Productive Work Environment at Home 53:29 Getting Better At Saying No 1:02:55 The Benefit of Quotas & Templates 1:10:10 Being Busy Vs Producing Success 1:20:40 How to Optimise for Quality 1:25:59 Slowing Down the Rate of Communication 1:31:23 The Price You Need to Pay for Slow Productivity 1:36:29 Steps to Begin Unwinding Bad Work Habits 1:43:58 The Importance of Writing 1:49:51 Where to Find Cal - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram:   / chriswillx   Twitter:   / chriswillx   Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
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