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#764 - Cal Newport - The Delicate Art Of Mastering Work-Life Balance

2024/3/30
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通过深度工作和数字极简主义等概念，推动人们重新思考工作方法和技术使用方式。
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Chris Willx
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Cal Newport：当前对生产力的定义存在问题，它将可见的活动等同于有用的努力，导致了伪生产力（pseudo-productivity）。知识工作的生产力衡量存在难题，因为不像工业生产那样容易量化，所以人们用可见的活动来代替有用的努力，导致了伪生产力盛行。伪生产力之所以难以改变，是因为它简单易行，而且彼得·德鲁克（Peter Drucker）倡导的自主性理念也间接促成了这种现象。从20世纪50年代到21世纪初，人们对生产力的建议发生了转变，从最初的心理层面关注到后来的应对工作过载。21世纪初，人们对生产力的看法开始转变，出现了反生产力运动，这与日益加剧的倦怠和对生产力软件的失望有关。慢生产力（Slow Productivity）与反生产力运动的出发点相同，但其应对方法不同，它关注如何高效地完成高质量的工作，而不是简单地减少工作量。自然的工作节奏包括工作强度的变化和更长的项目周期。“少做事情”的真正含义是“一次少做几件事情”，这样可以减少管理开销，提高效率。提高工作透明度是学会拒绝的关键，让其他人了解你的工作量，从而更好地管理工作。避免直接回答“是”或“否”，而是给出委婉的回应，例如“听起来不错，下次有机会再考虑”，可以有效缓解拒绝带来的负罪感。提升品味（Improve your taste）是提升工作质量的关键，需要不断学习，了解领域的优秀作品和标准。首先要解决工作过载问题，然后才能考虑其他方面。 Chris Willx：当前对生产力的定义存在问题，它将可见的活动等同于有用的努力，导致了伪生产力（pseudo-productivity）。人们难以清晰定义生产力，常常将其等同于完成工作职责。伪生产力为何如此普遍？很多人认为“少做事情”意味着“少完成事情”，这种想法是错误的。如何更好地学会拒绝，包括哲学层面、情感层面和策略层面？如何应对拒绝带来的负罪感？如何从实践层面提升工作质量？如何开始实践慢生产力？

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author.

If you’ve ever felt that you’re not as productive as you could be, you’re not alone. But what if the goal isn't to be more productive, but to let go of the goals that aren't serving you? What if the power of saying no to more things is the most important skill you can develop?

Expect to learn what our current problem with being productive is, why pseudo-productivity is a catastrophe, the advantages to what Cal calls Slow Productivity, how to better organise your communication, the best strategies for implementing a productivity schedule, how to stop saying yes all the time and much more...

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