The virtue of slow productivity
New Indian ExpressSide hustles have always intrigued me. My second book was focused largely on professionals who have built interesting passion projects and created new income streams while retaining their day jobs. In his new book, Newport introduces a compelling concept: slow productivity, a new approach to work is predicated on three foundational principles—doing fewer things, working at a natural pace, and obsessing over quality. Let’s delve into these concepts and explore how we may use slow productivity to reimagine our work lives. Do Fewer Things Warren Buffett famously highlighted the difference in mindset between somewhat successful people and the very successful, noting that the latter group tends to say no to almost everything as they have a clear sense of what they want to accomplish.