Subhashini Sivasubramanian's Reviews > Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

This book was a disappointment. I love Cal Newport‘s podcast and was excited to pick this book.

I feel more confused after reading this book. Cal contradicts himself so much. I liked his other two books - Deep work and So good they can’t ignore you. They provided solid advice and were coherent. This book is incoherent though.

I think Cal had clear target audience for his other two books and he catered for them really well. In this book, he didn’t seem to have a clear target audience. He was writing for everyone and no one at the same time.

I have got more useful nuggets from his single podcast episode than this whole book. I recommend his podcast and other books, not this one.