#slowproductivity — Public Fediverse posts

@itwasntme223 you could add the tag #antiAI

"I really like what Cal Newport encourages in his book Slow Productivity: work at a natural pace." #cite #SlowProductivity

Thinking about downsizing my list of personal projects makes me giddy. So, why not just do it?

#projects #life #minimizing #slowproductivity #programming #blogging

https://blog.alexseifert.com/2026/07/31/downsizing/

For the people who "gave up" on productivity apps. 🌿

If you’ve ever opened a task manager and felt overwhelmed, PicnicApps is for you.

We aren't building "second brains"—we're building digital blankets. Simple tools for busy parents, students, and professionals who want to capture a thought or focus for 25 minutes, then put the phone down.

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https://picnicapps.uk/

#MentalHealth #SlowProductivity #UserExperience

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#activism #media #tech #healthytech #groundedmedia #slowproductivity

Als großer Fan von #SlowKnowledge habe ich angefangen #SlowProductivity von Cal Newport zulesen 🤗

Ever waste your energy trying to decide what to do?

Something I've been trialling with creative pursuits is having a focus for each day. Wednesday and Saturday I sew, Thursday and Sunday I practice drawing, and Tuesday and Friday I tackle complex knits. (Monday is my day of rest, and every day is a day for general knitting.)

Due to fatigue, I may only manage 30 minutes, or 10, or none at all, but at least my limited energy doesn't all go on dithering about what project to tackle today.

I'm finding the strategy very helpful, and look forward to using it in my writing work (drafting a new book, recording & editing audiobooks, formatting ebooks...) when health permits.

I got the idea from Slow Productivity by Cal Newport - a book well worth a read, even if (like me) you have to wait half a year in a library queue.
#SlowProductivity #CalNewport #knitting #sewing #drawing #ChronicIllness #spoons #LifeHack

Interesting post about how to think differently about RSS. I know that for me, if I am not reading my RSS feed daily, it can be overwhelming.

#rss #slowproductivity #tech #news

https://andregarzia.com/2025/04/rss-doesnt-necessarily-means-firehose.html

Clever title — a #review of the #book "Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport:

"Another Productivity Hack?" [2024], Commonweal (https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/another-productivity-hack).

#Books #BookReviews #Productivity #SlowProductivity #SlowLife #DeepWork #Work #Life #WorkLifeBalance

Great primer of every major topic Cal Newport talked about in the last couple of years.

#DeepLife #SlowProductivity
https://calnewport.com/the-tao-of-cal/

@buster on that note this comes highly recommended :D https://www.penguin.com.au/books/slow-productivity-9780241652916 #slowproductivity #booksofmastodon

I had seen a few quotes and comments here about this book on 'Slow Productivity' by Cal Newport. So I bought it, I've read it, and I recommend it to other academics.

If the title sounds off-putting don't worry, this is a book of useful strategies to find quality time in any 'creative industry' job.

Turns out I'd been using the strategies throughout my career. It was great to read about why they have worked for me.

#academicchatter #academia #slowproductivity

I'm still a work in progress when it comes to rewiring my brain about what being productive actually means. Today, for instance, I feel extremely productive for having ticked off all the items on my to-do list. But I should've also felt productive yesterday when I decided to take things slow and take a breather from Monday's back-to-back meetings. After all, getting proper rest is crucial to minimizing stress.

#productivity #SlowProductivity #burnout

https://youtu.be/0HMjTxKRbaI?si=I-Zo7YCYc99vvDk9

Disappointed by Cal Newport's "Slow Productivity":

Sarah Lang takes a deep dive into Newport's latest release, which #productivity buffs will recognize as a "greatest hits" of his other books 👇

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/3960

#hypoverse #SlowProductivity #CalNewport #Epigrammetry

Slow is a quality, not primarily a speed. Even IT pundits are finally getting the message:
"We urgently need to consider how we might make all of our key IT infrastructure “slow”."

https://arvr.social/@mpesce/111932005807484336

#slowwritersofmastodon #SlowWriting #slowproductivity

@annaecook On that note, I’m looking forward to reading #CalNewport’s “#SlowProductivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout”, which should be available in March.
https://calnewport.com/writing/#books

The central goal of #SlowProductivity is to keep an individual worker’s volume at a sustainable level, not just within a #4DayWorkWeek.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/office-space/its-time-to-embrace-slow-productivity

We all know this and have since the beginning of email in the workplace, but this interview really helps explain why "The Digital Workplace is [Still] Designed to Bring You Down".

"My theory is that technology made things just easy enough so we can put more on people’s plates, and we didn’t factor in how much that would pull out of their time."

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/23/magazine/cal-newport-interview.html

#slowproductivity
#moreisnotbetter
#biggerisntbetter

Cal Newport is writing his next book on #slowproductivity.

This one is on rap music. Larry June’s Slow Productivity
https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/11/05/larry-junes-slow-productivity/

Cal had written an earlier post on the author, John Grisham.
https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/10/28/on-michael-crichtons-busy-ambition/