Tag: productivity

  • The Real Meaning of Productivity: Why Oliver Burkeman Gets GTD (and Cal Newport Doesn’t)

    I am an Oliver Burkeman fan. I deeply enjoyed Four Thousand Weeks and have been a long time subscriber to his newsletter, The Imperfectionist. His new book, Meditations for Mortals is currently on my nightstand. What draws me to Burkeman is his “reformed productivity enthusiast” point of view which we both share, perhaps for different…

  • Received my copy of Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity in the mail this weekend, at the same time I’m listening to Jenny Odell’s “Saving Time.” The books feel very complimentary and I’m glad for serendipity of reading them simultaneously. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/office-space/its-time-to-embrace-slow-productivity Also on: