What does the story of the rise of the singing superstar Jewel teach us about escaping busyness in our knowledge work jobs? In this episode, Cal makes the connection, extracting a key lesson about quality as an engine for slowness, and then providing concrete advice and examples for applying this lesson to your own professional life. Also: listener questions and the books Cal read in February. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmedia Deep Dive: Doing Better, Do Less [5:00] - Is my job too hard? [38:25] - How do I sell myself better? [42:52] - How do I convince myself to do actual hard work? [45:42] - How do I find time to get better if I'm busy? [48:46] - What is the values plan? [53:23] The 5 books Cal read in February 2024 [1:01:45] The Sabbath (AJ Heschel) Making Movies (Sidney Lumet) Killer of the Flower Moon (David Grann) Orthodoxy (G.K. Chesterton) The Good Shepherd (CA Forestor) Links: FREE download excerpt and 2 Bonuses for “Slow Productivity”: calnewport.com/slow Thanks to our Sponsors: shopify.com/deep drinklmnt.com/deep mybodytutor.com blinkist.com/deep Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.