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This ebb and flow runs counter to the all-too-common constant grind of either perpetually working in an “inbetween zone” of moderately hard work or working at the utmost intensity nonstop.
Brad Stulberg • Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
"Spend a handful of hours a day going fast. Crush a gym session. Do deep work on a project you care about. Spend the rest of the day going slow. Take walks. Read books. Get a long dinner with friends. Either way, avoid the anxious middle where you never truly relax or truly move forward."
3-2-1: On the power of inputs, how to build a creative career, and the one habit that matters most
When you’re anxious, there is no quicker relief than checking things. Checking your Substack subscriber stats, refreshing your inbox and order confirmations.
Scott Belsky coined the term insecurity work to describe work that does not move the ball forward, but is quick enough that you can do it multiple times a day without realizing.
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Scott Belsky coined the term insecurity work to describe work that does not move the ball forward, but is quick enough that you can do it multiple times a day without realizing.
Unlike insecurit... See more
Sari Az • Check your Pulse #49
Slow productivity emphatically rejects the performative rewards of unwavering urgency. There will always be more work to do. You should give your efforts the breathing room and respect required to make them part of a life well lived, not an obstacle to it.
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
As the world gets faster and faster, we come to believe that our happiness, or our financial survival, depends on our being able to work and move and make things happen at superhuman speed. We grow anxious about not keeping up – so to quell the anxiety, to try to achieve the feeling that our lives are under control, we move faster. But this only ge
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
In the twenty-first century, two very powerful forces compete for every minute of your time. The first is what we call the Busy Bandwagon. The Busy Bandwagon is our culture of constant busyness—the overflowing inboxes, stuffed calendars, and endless to-do lists. According to the Busy Bandwagon mindset, if you want to meet the demands of the modern
... See moreJake Knapp, John Zeratsky • Make Time
We do things quickly—not better, but quickly—to gain time. But what’s the point if in the time we gain we just do more things quickly? I have yet to meet someone who wants their headstone to read, “He rushed.”
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
There is an ebb and flow to life. Rhythms in everything we do. There are times to push hard. There are times to rest and recuperate. But now many of us are pushing harder and harder, all the time. There is no cadence, only grinding effort.