A New Way of Being Why You Need To Embrace Slow Productivity: Professor Cal Newport
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Jun 10, 2024 
Professor Cal Newport discusses the importance of embracing slow productivity over pseudo-productivity. He emphasizes doing fewer tasks for deeper focus and better outcomes. Tips on effective time management, saying no, reducing cognitive load, and more are shared. The focus is on quality work and avoiding multitasking for increased efficiency and fulfillment.
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Pseudo-Productivity Problem
- Knowledge workers often measure effort with "pseudo-productivity," prioritizing visible activity over valuable output.
- This, combined with technology, leads to frenetic activity but little actual accomplishment.
Knowledge Work's Measurement Problem
- Unlike industrial work, knowledge work lacks clear metrics for measuring output, leading to pseudo-productivity.
- This focus on visible effort, combined with technology, causes stress and burnout.
Do Fewer Things
- Focus on doing fewer things at once to reduce administrative overhead and increase actual output.
- Each task carries hidden costs like emails, meetings, and coordination, which quickly pile up.