Is everything we know about productivity wrong? Cal Newport thinks so. After years of watching busyness, distraction, and burnout dominate the workplace, he realized the real issue isn’t our workload, but how we’ve been taught to work. In this episode, Cal shares his game-changing philosophy of slow productivity, revealing how entrepreneurs can build deep focus, avoid burnout, and pursue their goals more sustainably. He also explores how AI is shaping the future of work and what it means for productivity.

In this episode, Hala and Cal will discuss: 

(00:00) Introduction

(02:38) His Path to Productivity Thought Leadership

(08:42) Deep Work vs. Shallow Work for Life Balance

(13:38) The Brain Science Behind Achieving Maximum Focus

(25:38) The Evolution from Deep Work to Slow Productivity

(33:18) The Three Principles of Slow Productivity

(37:16) Push vs. Pull: Smarter Systems for Managing Workload

(45:14) Realistic Goal-Setting for Sustainable Productivity

(53:37) Multi-Scale Planning: The Key to Time Management

(59:35) Building a Mindset of Obsessing Over Quality

(01:07:53) How AI Is Shaping the Future of Work and Productivity

Cal Newport is an MIT-trained computer science professor at Georgetown University and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about how productivity and technology work together. His books, including Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, A World Without Email, and his latest, Slow Productivity, have sold millions of copies and been translated into over forty languages. Cal also writes for The New Yorker and hosts the Deep Questions podcast.

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Cal’s Book, Slow Productivity: bit.ly/Slow_Productivity 

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Cal’s Book, Digital Minimalism: bit.ly/Digital_Minimalism 

Cal’s Book, A World Without Email: bit.ly/AWorldWithoutEmail 

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