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

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 learn? 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... - 00:00 Our Current Definition of Productivity 03:08 The Evolution of Productivity Advice 12:58 Most People’s Relationship With Productivity 20:31 Typical Days of Historical Figures 26:19 How to Work at a Natural Pace 37:00 Dealing With the Increased Workload of Success