Rec League

Cal Newport

It’s Time to Embrace Slow Productivity

It’s Time to Embrace Slow Productivity

An essay in The New Yorker advocating for a slower, more deliberate approach to work to unlock higher-quality output.

1 person recommends this

Recommended by

  • Daniel Ieraci
    Daniel IeraciFirst to rec

    “I deeply believe in giving more space to work and projects. Without breathing room, we sell ideas short of their fullest potential.”

    1

Related

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

1357
Taking time off work to do nothing

Taking time off work to do nothing

982
Works in Progress

Works in Progress

2
Structure

Structure

1
He Never Wore an Oura Ring

He Never Wore an Oura Ring

368
The Defense Against Slop and Brainrot

The Defense Against Slop and Brainrot

2
The Marginalian

The Marginalian

Learn a Poem This Week (NYT Poetry Challenge)

Learn a Poem This Week (NYT Poetry Challenge)

372
mymind

mymind

246
Before the Internet

Before the Internet

293
Slowing

Slowing

6
Our Longing for Inconvenience

Our Longing for Inconvenience

2
ExploreJournalSitemapAboutDevelopersTermsPrivacySupport

© 2026 Lyric Technologies, Inc.