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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LOONSHOTS: The Science of Generating Crazy Ideas (Safi Bahcall & Daniel Pink)
DEADLINE EFFECT: Can You Work Like It's the Last Minute Before the Last Minute?
EXTRA LIFE: We Doubled Life Expectancy in the Last Century. Can We Do It Again?
PARENTING: Learn How to Do It Better With Science, Data, and Mr. Rogers
PERSONALITY: The Science of Being Who You Want
JOYFUL: Ingrid Fetell Lee and Adam Grant on the Objects That Make Us Happy
CULT OF WE: How WeWork's CEO Vaporized $40 Billion
BREATH: Is Deep Breathing the Secret to Long Living?
DRUNK: Can Alcohol Make You More Creative, Sociable, and Attractive?
DEATH, SEX & MONEY: Anna Sale Talks About Hard Things
THE BOMBER MAFIA: Malcolm Gladwell on Warfare, Audiobooks, and the Future of Storytelling
EFFORTLESS: Embrace the Easy Option
HIGH CONFLICT: How to Defuse Any Squabble (Amanda Ripley & Susan Cain)
EXTENDED MIND: Want to Get Smarter? Try Thinking Outside of Your Brain
DELUSIONS: How Self-Deception Can Help You Flourish (Shankar Vedantam & Daniel Pink)
AI: The Extraordinary Story of the Tech That’s Changing the World
MINE: How the Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
GATHERING: Mastering the Art of Hanging Out
EMAIL: Would the World Be Better Without It?
WORK: Should You Do Less of It? Adam Grant and James Suzman on the 15-Hour Workweek.
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