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Slow Productivity: Cal Newport On How To Escape Burnout, Do Your Best Work & Achieve More By Doing Less
The Rich Roll Podcast
Embrace Slow Productivity to Combat Pseudo-Productivity
The pervasive issue of pseudo-productivity among knowledge workers is detrimental and soul-deadening. To counter this, embracing slow productivity as an alternative is crucial. It is essential to acknowledge pseudo-productivity, understand its negative impact on productivity and well-being, and actively seek and discuss alternative approaches. The pandemic led to burnout and an anti-productivity backlash fueled by confusion and mixed feelings towards capitalism and hustle culture. The focus should shift from debating work arrangements to establishing genuine accountability measures to measure productivity effectively. The current state of knowledge workers is characterized by great exhaustion, a result of underlying discontent with pseudo-productivity, disguised by debates around work dynamics.
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