This chapter emphasizes the value of focusing on quality accomplishments over daily activities to enhance productivity. Inspired by Cal's advice, the speaker advocates for setting clear quarterly goals and celebrating their achievement, highlighting the fulfillment gained from reaching objectives.
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
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.