Coming back from holidays, we all know there’s something wrong with the way we organize our life and work. Is it posssible to work for the rest of your life with good results without burning out?

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