The Island by Adrian McKinty

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The Island by Adrian McKinty was like a big splashy thriller from last year, I think. This is one of these books. It's all third act. So it's just set up in a thriller premise and then it's just 100% go until the book is over. A family ends up stuck on this island with sort of an Australia with deliverant style Australian hillbillies. They accidentally kill some, run some over with their car. And they realize like they're going to kill them.

One of the most popular (and widely forgotten) slogans of the ancient world was Festina Lente, or, “Make Haste Slowly.” In this episode, Cal looks deeper at what this phrase meant, and in doing so uncovers an ancient version of slow productivity.

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Today’s Deep Question: What can Octavian Caesar Augustus teach us about productivity? [5:37]

- How can I help my team move fast to slow productivity? [26:12]

- How do I figure out how long to spend on a task? [33:08]

- What’s up with Cal’s podcast album art? [38:14]

- Why is my partner so slow? [40:49]

- How does Cal’s Remarkable tablet change his working memory.txt habit? [46:23]

CASE STUDY: Not allowing work to dominate your life [53:28]

The 5 Book Cal Read in July 2023 [1:03:21]

Links:

bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/festina-lente/