• Is this book bullshit? Cal Newport discovers the labour movement

  • Jul 28 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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Is this book bullshit? Cal Newport discovers the labour movement

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    The On The Reg team have been busy with All The Things. In Jason's case, making salami and in Inger's case, possibly signing up to one too many book projects.

    In the mailbag we marvel over dashboards for packing lists and cool new AI tools recommended by listeners.

    This week Inger read Cal Newports's latest book 'Slow Productivity: the lost art of accomplishment without burnout' where Cal (maybe?) discovers the point of unions and even name checks Marx. The team segue onto an article about workplace burnout, which is a good pastry course accompaniment.

    There's some two minute tip action at the end where Inger confesses that she's now in a love triangle with ChattieG and Claude.

    Hey - we teach workshops now! If you want us to come to your uni, check out what we do!

    Stuff we mentioned:
    Boring headshots
    Level up your essays
    Chipolo
    The Helmut Rosa book Daniel recommended was 'Social Acceleration'
    Expanso
    Alternativeto.net
    Consensus
    Teachable
    Slow Professor
    Bristol Stool Chart
    Cal Newport's podcast
    Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
    The Extended Mind
    Inger's survey of academic work

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