2024 GREATS: 950: Slowing Down to Boost Productivity and Ease Stress with Cal Newport
49:40 Share

Cal Newport shows how to achieve more by doing less. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1. Why we’re measuring productivity all wrong** **

2. The surprising math showing how doing less means achieving more** **

3. The trick to eliminating tasks that don’t serve you** **

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep950) for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT CAL — 

Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. He is also a contributor to *The New Yorker *and hosts the popular Deep Questions podcast.

• Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World) 

• Book: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout) 

• Book: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love) 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life) by Steve Martin** **

• Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time) by Brian Tracy** **

• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less) by Greg McKeown** **

• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity) by David Allen** **

• Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World) by David Epstein** **

• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change) by Stephen Covey** **

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results) by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan** **

• Book: The Sabbath) by Abraham Joshua Heschel** **

• Book: The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance) by David Epstein** **

• Past episode: 614: Making Smarter Decisions When You Can’t Know Everything with Annie Duke)

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• CleanMyMac)**. Use the promo code BEAWESOME **for 10% off on any CleanMyMac subscription plan. 

• Jenni Kayne)**. **Use the code AWESOME15 to get 15% off your order! 

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info).