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EPISODE · May 16, 2025 · 26 MIN

Cal Newport on embracing slow productivity to prevent burnout

from This Working Life · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

If you think of productivity as hustle culture, endless multi-tasking, and constant busyness, you might be on the wrong track and you may be on the way to burnout.New York Times bestselling author Cal Newport is a long-time advocate for making changes to the way we work. Now he has a new work philosophy: Slow Productivity.He says doing fewer things, working at a natural pace, and obsessing over quality will deliver lasting success.Guest:Cal Newport, author of Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout.

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