Delivering High Value Work & Doing Fewer Things - Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Slow Productivity by MIT-educated computer scientist and productivity expert Cal Newport. Join them as they discuss how to avoid burnout, how to balance ambition with stamina, and useful productivity hacks Cal Newport recommends!

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --
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Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
https://amzn.to/3B6cscM (paid link)

Looks Good To Me
https://amzn.to/3Znn40T (paid link)

Fundamentals of Software Architecture
https://amzn.to/4e3gRMh (paid link)

Building Evolutionary Architectures
https://amzn.to/3XmaLiS (paid link)

Eat That Frog!
https://amzn.to/4e0ZE6f (paid link)

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00:00 Intro
05:00 About the Book
09:17 Thoughts on the Book
14:20 Knowledge Work, Pseudo-Productivity, and the Zoom-pocalypse
23:57 Slowing Down for Authentic Productivity
39:34 Do Fewer Things to do what matters most
01:20:24 Final Thoughts

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