Notes on Cal Newport's Slow Productivity

I don't take the best notes, but I do have them.

Hi friendo,

I don’t do a ton of paid-only posts, but I just finished taking notes on Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity for my wife (and eventually added my business partner into the mix as well).

To me, it was basically "How can a Grassland be productive like a Tundra?" 

I found myself nodding on to everythingI read in this book and thinking “Of course. Doesn’t everyone do this?”, but I think if you are a Grassland, like Cal Newport, then there's probably a lot there to like. Anyway, here are my notes. 

THE THREE PRINCIPLES TO SLOW PRODUCTIVITY

1. Do fewer things. 

2. Work at a natural pace.

3. Focus on quality. 

DO FEWER THINGS

• Limit your mission to 1-3 things, not 5+. When you have more than three then it’s almost impossible to move any of them forward. You will have more than three things on your to do list, but they should relate to your missions. I recommend reading The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papisan if you want to learn more about the idea of the Big Domino.

• Limit projects by appealing t…