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Cal Newport: Lifestyle Design, Slow Productivity and Contrarian Writing
Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
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Slow productivity is a definition that aligns knowledge work with our humanity and emphasizes producing meaningful and valuable things in a sustainable and satisfying way. It involves three principles: doing fewer things, working at a natural pace, and obsessing over quality. By approaching knowledge work with these principles, it can lead to increased productivity for companies and personal satisfaction for individuals. Slow productivity is based on centuries of existing cultures of knowledge workers and aligns with our neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy. It encourages focusing on work that has value and impact, rather than getting caught up in busywork. Looking back at the history of work over 300,000 years, it is clear that not being overloaded, varying intensity, and applying hard-earned skills were integral parts of work. Slow productivity embodies these principles and can be a beneficial approach to work in modern times.
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