Redefining Productivity in Knowledge Work

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 

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— 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

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