What if doing less is the secret to achieving more? That's the counterintuitive argument at the heart of productivity guru Cal Newport's new book, "Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout." Cal says that if we can learn to do fewer things, work at a natural pace, and obsess over quality, we can free ourselves from the clutches of pointless busyness and find more meaningful ways to work ... and live.
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We recently compiled a list of must-read new books coming out in June. Take a look here and let us know which titles you think we should feature on the show.
ATOMIC HABITS: James Clear’s Ultimate Guide to Building Good Habits (and Breaking Bad Ones)
THE GOOD LIFE: Lessons From the World's Longest Study of Happiness
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization (2021)
Rory Stewart on Politics, Ambition, and Making a Difference
PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY: Timeless Lessons from Morgan Housel
EVE: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
THE FAMILY OUTING: Secrets, Memory, and Living Authentically
Mastering the Art of Difficult Conversations (with Anna Sale)
ACHIEVEMENT CULTURE: What It’s Doing to Our Kids—and to Us
FAILURE: The Science of Learning From Your Mistakes
HOW TO KNOW A PERSON: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply (with David Brooks)
HIDDEN POTENTIAL: Adam Grant on the Science of Achieving Greater Things
FACIAL RECOGNITION: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It
Daniel Pink and Brian Lowery Aren’t Sure That You Exist
Susan Cain on the Power of the Bittersweet (2022)
HUMAN COMPATIBLE: Can We Control Artificial Intelligence?
UNREASONABLE HOSPITALITY: The Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
ELON MUSK: Walter Isaacson on the World’s Most Polarizing Person
CHANGE: How to Excel When Everything Is in Flux
DREAM TOWN: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity
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