Slow Productivity, by Cal Newport

For 2025, we've moved from Wednesday to Saturday!* Also note: This meeting is now held online (but if you happen to be in Saigon, Vietnam, message me to attend in person at The Loop in Thao Dien 😊).

I know what you're thinking, 'Yet another book about productivity? What gives, Leslie?' Yep! But check this out. Remember when we discussed Newport's book Deep Work followed immediately by Madeleine Dore's I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt? Or Ali Abdaal's Feel Good Productivity? These discussions have allowed us to discuss various perspectives on a topic that has dominated the personal development landscape for decades! So join us for meeting #45 to discuss Newport's latest book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout.

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This meeting will be facilitated by a full-time Life Coach (yours truly) and former university educator with over a decade of international experience in facilitating discussions across groups from various cultural backgrounds and beliefs. We value inclusivity 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🖤💛❤️✊🏽 and insist on respectful discussion. We are not a 'positive vibes only' crew. We invite you to bring your WHOLE self to the discussion! Wanna suss me out ahead of time to see if we'll 'gel'? Then feel free to have a snoop here ☺:

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From the book jacket:

Our current definition of "productivity" is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. In this timely and provocative book, Cal Newport rejects this mindset, harnessing the wisdom of history's most impactful philosophers, scientists, artist and writers to help us radically transform our modern jobs. Drawing from deep research on these traditional knowledge workers' habits, Newport lays out the key principles of "slow productivity," a new philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. Slow Productivity provides illuminating advice for arriving at a more humane and sustainable approach to work.
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At this meetup, we will discuss Newport's insights on being productive without burning out. We'll also discuss how these ideas may or may not relate to our own lives. Love the book? Hate the book? No time to read the book? You're all welcome! #leisuretimeisaprivilege

Looking forward to seeing everyone 😎

Kindest regards,

Leslie Crudup Villagarcia
-Your No-Nonsense Life Coach-

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*This change is to allow greater accessibility across time zones.

Time/Date: Saturday, 24th of May 3pm AEST, (12pm GMT +7- Vietnam)

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