Rowena Tsai
Save Your Sanity With Slow Productivity
Save Your Sanity With Slow Productivity
45 min 2 Blink Chapters + 1 Episode

Rowena Tsai is a YouTube and Instagram creator who thought she knew peak productivity…until she realized she’d had it all wrong. Find out how she slowed down her approach to preserve her sanity in this Guide. You'll learn to reframe your understanding of productivity, minimize your digital consumption, and optimize your energy.

1. What is Slow Productivity?

Traditionally, the words “slow” and “productivity” don’t belong together. So why do experts recommend we change that?

Getting started
Getting started

5 min
Reducing the work
Reducing the work

2 min
It’s Time To Embrace Slow Productivity
It’s Time To Embrace Slow Productivity

5 min
Recap: Still flourishing
Recap: Still flourishing

2 min
Recap of Chapter 1
Recap of Chapter 1

Recap
2. The philosophy of time

Our time in this world is finite. According to philosopher Martin Heidegger, accepting this helps us better allocate it.

Managing time
Managing time

2 min
4,000 Weeks (Chapter)
4,000 Weeks (Chapter)

5 min
Recap: Intentionality
Recap: Intentionality

2 min
Recap of Chapter 2
Recap of Chapter 2

Recap
3. Control your phone use

While technology is meant to serve us, it is a common stressor for most people. How can you stay in control of it?

Stressful cycles
Stressful cycles

2 min
Digital Minimalism: Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism: Cal Newport

Beyond the To-Do List

9 min
4.5
The analog world
The analog world

2 min
Recap of Chapter 3
Recap of Chapter 3

Recap
4. Optimize your energy

When is your focus sharpest? When do creative sparks fly? Schedule your day to fit the way your mind naturally works.

Invest time wisely
Invest time wisely

3 min
Recap of Chapter 4
Recap of Chapter 4

Recap
5. Engage in Stillness

Your brain needs quiet. Learn how practicing stillness got one historical figure to thrive, while ignoring it led another to his demise.

The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence

3 min
Excerpt from Stillness is the Key
Excerpt from Stillness is the Key

7 min
Recap of Chapter 5
Recap of Chapter 5

Recap
6. What’s next? Moving forward.

Now that you know what slow productivity is, how can you start living it? Try these exercises to reset and restart!

Finish: Next steps
Finish: Next steps

4 min
The Simplest Reset Routine
The Simplest Reset Routine

Exercise
Find Your Values, Set Intentions
Find Your Values, Set Intentions

Exercise
Create Systems for the Future
Create Systems for the Future

Exercise
Recap of Entire Guide
Recap of Entire Guide

Recap
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