The I Index

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Bottom of the pile

9

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

18/100

Critics

N/A

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Cal Newport

Publisher:

Portfolio

Date:

March 5, 2024

A philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload.

What The Reviewers Say

Jennifer Szalai,
The New York Times Book Review
[Newport] keeps returning to territory covered in his earlier books, repackaging warmed-over ideas as "revelations".
Susie Goldsbrough,
The Times (UK)
While not mind-blowingly original, these are sensible, thoughtful suggestions with demonstrative benefits.
Emma Jacobs,
The Financial Times
Newport acknowledges — without really addressing it — the difficulty of juggling workloads with caring responsibilities.
Claire Shang,
The Wall Street Journal
It’s an exercise, alas, that often contrives to find lessons where none exist, and seldom amounts to more than trite advice-manual truisms.