Cal Newport returns to the podcast with advice to church leaders and business leaders on setting boundaries and how to not be available to your congregation and customers 24/7, every day of the week.

Plus, Cal discusses why pseudo-productivity leads to burnout and why slow productivity is the future for knowledge workers and thought leaders.

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Chapters
00:00 - Inbound Communication: Clarity vs. Accessibility
01:47 - Training for Preachers
02:49 - The Anti-Productivity Movement
10:17 - Why Slow Productivity Is the Answer
16:39 - How to Manage Your Career
24:35 - In the Elevator With Steve Jobs
25:28 - What is Pseudo-Productivity?
28:34 - The Trouble With Successful Living
36:25 - How to Heal Yourself During the Workday
45:22 - Learning How to Say No
49:06 - What You Need to Do to Boost Productivity
50:49 - How to Help Church Leaders Reverse the Decline
53:51 - Controlling the Yes
55:58 - Steps toward a Clarity of Communication
59:42 - How to Communicate with People
1:04:09 - How to Be More Productive
1:07:52 - From Slow Productivity to Medium
1:11:42 - Less Is More in Your Career
1:15:26 - Podcasting for Preachers: The Challenges
1:16:44 - How to Create New Content Every 7 Days
1:20:08 - Working at a Natural Pace
1:23:24 - How to Write a Good Book
1:28:58 - The Need for Quality in Our Work
1:32:27 - Deep Questions: Digital Minimalism