6-Second Sunday: On slow productivity, veggie soup, and telling stories with your life
6 Ideas. 6 Second Skim. 6 Minute Read.
Happy Sunday!
Here are 6 ideas I’m applying that you can skim in 6 seconds before deciding if you want to spend less than 6 minutes reading the entire post.
Overview
Idea I’m Embracing
Exercise I’m Learning
Recipe I’m Devouring
Habit That’s Keeping Me Sane
Book I’m Loving
Quote I’m Rereading
Idea I’m Embracing: Slow Productivity
Slow Productivity is the core idea of Cal Newport’s new book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout.
It’s an approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment without overloading yourself or burning out, centred on three core principles:
Do Fewer Things
Obsess Over Quality
Work at a Natural Pace
A critical but overlooked aspect of longevity is professional fulfillment: doing meaningful work that gives your life purpose.
Slow Productivity is a way of pursuing that work while fending off the hustle culture that insists more is better and inevitably results in chronic stress.
Exercise I’m Learning: Kettlebell Cleans
Kettlebell Cleans are a fantastic total body movement especially when you add the Jerk — an overhead press from the racked position (see third frame below).
Cleans are also a prerequisite for the Snatch which I plan to learn next week as per my 8-week exercise program.
I watched this video on technique and practised the motion without weight before picking up a kettlebell.
Three-frame breakdown (these images are me, by the way):
The frames above were captured from this video of yours truly performing a few reps:
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