Deep Questions with Cal Newport cover image

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 214: Quiet Quitting

Sep 19, 2022
0
01:25:46

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • Consistently producing quality work is achievable through slow and steady progress in various types of work, not just writing.
  • Having a designated place to store potential ideas or projects eliminates the need to remember and ensures they are not forgotten.

Deep dives

Adapting the 500 words a day target for non-writing work

The concept of slow productivity and the idea of steadily producing quality work applies to various types of work, not just writing. The key is to expand the time frame for evaluating productivity and focus on consistent, sustainable effort. Instead of being frantic or burning the midnight oil, aim for slow and steady progress in your research. Quality work can be achieved by consistently working on tasks related to your research, solving problems, and running experiments at a reasonable pace.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode