Book · 2024 · Productivity
Slow Productivity
The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Why people recommend it
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport is a modern guide that offers a practical framework for achieving meaningful accomplishments without succumbing to chronic burnout. The book argues against the toxic cult of busyness and advocates for doing fewer things at a natural pace while prioritizing quality over frantic output. Mel Robbins featured the bestseller on The Mel Robbins Podcast, strongly encouraging listeners to acquire what she called an incredible road map for reclaiming their time. During the same episode, Robbins actively unpacked the text by reading an excerpt from page fifty-nine regarding the concept of doing fewer things. Similarly, Rich Roll recommended the publication on The Rich Roll Podcast, grouping it alongside Newport's earlier works as an essential read for individuals seeking to cultivate a much healthier relationship with their attention and digital habits. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan Harbinger brought up Newport's newest insights to examine how modern workers are increasingly fed up with corporate demands to perpetually do more. Finally, Andrew Huberman dedicated a segment of the Huberman Lab podcast to discussing the publication while interviewing the author, noting that he was actively reading the work and praising its specific behavioral protocols designed to avoid burnout while sustaining high-quality professional output across a lifetime.
Who recommended it
- Rich Roll Recommended
- Mel Robbins Recommended
- Jordan Harbinger Discussed
- Andrew Huberman Discussed
Rich Roll — 4 mentions
“So, I'll close with a few recommendations for those that are interested in cultivating a little bit of a healthier relationship with your attention and I would start with the books of Cal Newport. He's got three great books that I would recommend: Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity. If you read nothing else, read those books.”
“and now with his latest offering slow productivity he has much to say about the suboptimal ways many of us navigate our daily lives”
“and the kind of peril of the modern knowledge worker right I mean I think the the plight of the modern knowledge worker is we don't have a good definition of productivity”
“slow productivity the Lost Art of accomplishment without burnout it really is a lost art that we need to recapture”
Mel Robbins — 2 mentions
“Right now, I want to read you from your book, Slow Productivity. This is on page 59 and it's in the section where you're really unpacking this concept of do fewer things.”
“Everybody, get out there and get this incredible best-selling book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. And more importantly, I think what it delivers on is it's a road map for reclaiming your time”
Jordan Harbinger — 1 mention
“and I think you're you you sort of captured that in this latest book it's like people are fed up with doing more”
Andrew Huberman — 1 mention
“Cal also has a new book out now it's one that I'm currently reading entitled slow productivity the Lost Art of accomplishment without burnout and as the title suggests it gets into specific protocols to avoid burnout and to bring about one's highest quality work over the greatest amount of time”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“Cal also has a new book out now which I'm currently reading entitled "Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout."”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I think that reaction is why I wrote the book. Say more. The idea that putting the word slow in front of productivity makes people nervous told me that we have a problem.”
“there were people there doing real work at late hours but then reading your book I was like oh yeah why are they there at 800 p.m. on a Sunday”
“podcast is called Deep questions book is slow productivity that's all I am”
“My website is calnewport.com; I don't use social media, but I have a podcast called 'Deep Questions' and a book titled 'Slow Productivity'.”
“I think this book, Slow Productivity, is like the most of the books I've written where it's a question I have.”
“And so I was like, I got to really—I really got to clean up my understanding of these intuitions and instincts I have about slowly working towards what matters because I've actually created a lot of things as I've gotten better and gotten more stature and the opportunities are everywhere. And I felt like I was in danger of impeding”
“the new book I want to talk about this subtitle is the Lost Art of accomplishment without burnout”