In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of Slow Productivity by MIT-educated computer scientist and productivity expert Cal Newport. Join them as they discuss what it means to work at a natural pace, how to obsess over quality, and the useful tactics Cal Newport recommends to do both!
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Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
https://amzn.to/3B6cscM (paid link)
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00:00 Intro
01:45 About the Book
03:01 Thoughts on the Book
06:39 Recap for the first half of the book
10:31 Working at a natural pace and avoiding the monotony of industrial work
56:20 Obsessing over Quality, Saying No, and Betting on Yourself
01:28:10 Closing Thoughts
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