{"id":222007,"date":"2024-05-28T03:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/?p=222007"},"modified":"2024-05-27T16:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T20:16:17","slug":"podcast-the-art-of-slow-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/podcast-the-art-of-slow-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: The art of slow productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-220118\" src=\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PodcastCover_Banner-1-600x375-1.jpeg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PodcastCover_Banner-1-600x375-1.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PodcastCover_Banner-1-600x375-1-480x300.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PodcastCover_Banner-1-600x375-1.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=216&amp;ssl=1 216w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On this episode, Cal Newport hops back on the show to talk about his great new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JXaEUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Slow Productivity<\/em><\/a>. It\u2019s a great, fascinating new book (and interview!), both full of actionable insights on how to slow down in order to become more productive.<\/p>\n<p>Topics covered include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How \u201cslow productivity\u201d came into being;<\/li>\n<li>The three ingredients of slow productivity;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEngineering simplicity\u201d at work;<\/li>\n<li>The idea of \u201cadministrative overhead\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Narrowing the \u201cmissions\u201d you have in your work;<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding \u201ctask engines\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Why the pace of knowledge work has become so frenetic;<\/li>\n<li>Cal\u2019s unique spin on \u201cquiet quitting\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Studying related fields to yours for boosting creativity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Links mentioned in this episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JXaEUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Slow Productivity<\/em><\/a> book<\/li>\n<li>Cal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/contributors\/cal-newport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Yorker columns<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Including: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/office-space\/why-do-we-work-too-much\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Do We Work Too Much?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?podcast_id=132673313&amp;media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fbecomingbetter%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fbecomingbetter%2FTA129_Slow_Productivity.mp3&amp;modern=1#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My conversation with author Cal Newport\u2014about doing fewer things, working at a natural pace, and obsessing over quality. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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