Colin

“But recognize that a practitioner of slow productivity cannot afford to spend nothing.”
― Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

“SLOW PRODUCTIVITY A philosophy for organizing knowledge work efforts in a sustainable and meaningful manner, based on the following three principles: 1. Do fewer things. 2. Work at a natural pace. 3. Obsess over quality.”
― Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

“We've become so used to the idea that the only reward for getting better is moving toward higher income and increased responsibilities that we forget that the fruits of pursuing quality can also be harvested in the form of a more sustainable lifestyle.”
― Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

“The relentless overload that’s wearing us down is generated by a belief that ‘good’ work requires increasing busyness—faster responses to email and chats, more meetings, more tasks, more hours.”
― Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout