Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport: amzn.to/47llYHb
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Video Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:46 The world of productivity
01:47 Why it’s hard to define productivity
02:56 My struggles with burnout
03:39 The Solution
04:27 Do fewer things
07:22 Work at a natural pace
12:17 Obsess over quality

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New here? I'm Matt 👋 I made an award-winning documentary called Minimalism a few years ago and now I make YouTube videos. Please subscribe so my mother-in-law thinks this is a better career than being a doctor.

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Credits:
Written & edited by Matt D'Avella
Original cinematography by Leo Keller