The chapter explores the benefits of reducing active commitments to enhance productivity in knowledge work, emphasizing the importance of dedicated time on tasks. It discusses the evolution of productivity concepts and the shift from activity-based to outcome-based productivity measurement. The chapter also delves into the challenges of maintaining value in the workplace and negotiating for a sustainable definition of productivity.
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.