Book Titles

Slow Productivity
The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By Cal Newport

Year Published: 2024
ISBN-13: 978-0593544853
Categories: Accomplishment, Burnout, Productivity

57 Quotes Found

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Hiring professional service providers is another effective investment for keeping your task lists contained.

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…no one is going to tell you specifically how much is enough – that’s up to you. Good luck!

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Don’t rush your most important work. Allow it instead to unfold along a sustainable timeline, with variations in intensity, in settings conducive to brilliance.

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There will always be more work to do. You should give your efforts the breathing room and respect required to make them part of a life well lived, not an obstacle to it.

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Working with unceasing intensity is artificial and unsustainable.

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A more natural, slower, varied pace to work is the foundation of true productivity in the long term.

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Frequent cold starts can inject more creativity into your efforts…

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A reality of personal productivity is that humans are not great at estimating the time required for cognitive endeavors.

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…grand achievement is built on the steady accumulation of modest results over time. The path is long. Pace yourself.

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Timing work is tricky. Especially when it comes to complicated projects.

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