Beat the Burnout Crisis - The Delicate Art of Mastering Work-Life Balance - Cal Newport (Video)

In this 30 March 2024 Modern Wisdom video, Chris Williamson stis down with Cal Newport, a computer science  professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and 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 is our current problem with being productive, 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 more.

https://youtu.be/TA5gYCCuYWs

Contents

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
43:41 The Insane Output of Brandon Sanderson
50:16 Creating a Productive Work Environment at Home
53:29 Getting Better At Saying No
1:02:55 The Benefit of Quotas & Templates
1:10:10 Being Busy Vs Producing Success
1:20:40 How to Optimise for Quality
1:25:59 Slowing Down the Rate of Communication
1:31:23 The Price You Need to Pay for Slow Productivity
1:36:29 Steps to Begin Unwinding Bad Work Habits
1:43:58 The Importance of Writing
1:49:51 Where to Find Cal