Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

by Cal Newport

Obsess over the quality of what you produce, even if this means missing opportunities in the short term. Leverage the value of these results to gain more and more freedom in your efforts over the long term.

Just as Jewel had to be a great singer, the graphic designer ultimately has to produce effective artwork,

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A consultant named Chris, for example, pushed the quality of his team’s client work “much higher” by relegating email to one hour in the morning and a half hour in the evening, while also demanding that his team observe a three-hour deep-work period each afternoon with no meetings, messages, or calls allowed. A