Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-03-30
Chris Williamson & Cal Newport: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #764
The Delicate Art Of Mastering Work-Life Balance - Cal Newport - #764
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.
Cal Newport recommended The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker, and discussed The management of time by James T. McCay, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, First Things First by Stephen R. Covey and others, Getting Things Done by David Allen, and Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Chris Williamson recommended Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, and discussed The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber and A World Without Email by Cal Newport.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The management of time
Discussed“starting the 50 uh the 1950s the very first book it's really the very first book on what we would think of as modern time management and it's called the management of time”
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The Effective Executive
Recommended“the fin a book the effective executive right Peter Ducker still read today fantastic book right”
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Discussed“now we're thinking Wall Street right we're thinking the American uh consumer boomed the economy starts booming right and so now you get uh Seven Habits of Highly affected people that's in the 80s”
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First Things First
Discussed“first things first in the 90s these are all about work as self-actualization right”
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Getting Things Done
Discussed“then we get to the 2000s and this where the shift happens so the the big book of the early 2000s is David Allen getting things done being on the show he's a modern wisdom alumni he's a legend exactly now if you go back and you read getting things done”
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Essentialism
Discussed“and so the big sellers are like essentialism my book deep work”
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The E-Myth Revisited
Discussed“it's the thing from Michael Gerber the emth Revisited that lady that starts a bakery and then soon enough she can't remember what it's like to bake a cake”
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A World Without Email
Discussed“I mean, your last book was A World Without Email, which I dream of. Um, and, uh, your fantasy.”
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Four Thousand Weeks
Recommended“oliver burkman 4,000 weeks phenomenal book he's coming back on the show”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and so the big sellers are like essentialism my book deep work”
“So the big sellers are like Essentialism, my book Deep Work, Keller’s The One Thing—these are all books about trying to combat overload.”
“I don't know when he did this thing but I cited it back in so good they can't ignore you which was 2012”
“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'.”