The chapter emphasizes the importance of creating rituals to signal the start and end of work sessions for better focus. It discusses the benefits of saying no to tasks and being transparent about workload management. Practical examples of using shared documents and setting boundaries are provided to effectively manage time and maintain work-life balance.
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 develop?
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...