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Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are these really our only choices? Long before the arrival of pinging inboxes and clogged schedules, history’s most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this timely and provocative book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to radically transform our modern jobs. Drawing from deep research on the habits and mindsets of a varied cast of storied thinkers – from Galileo and Isaac Newton, to Jane Austen and Georgia O’Keefe – Newport lays out the key principles of “slow productivity,” a more sustainable alternative to the aimless overwhelm that defines our current moment. Combining cultural criticism with systematic pragmatism, Newport deconstructs the absurdities inherent in standard notions of productivity, and then provides step-by-step advice for cultivating a slower, more humane alternative.

The Luminous Self shares teachings and practices that can help us connect with our true Self and reclaim our inherent power and wisdom—essential for living with purpose and grace in our turbulent world. In this book, Tracee Stanley shares teachings and practices in each chapter—including meditation, yoga nidra, breath work, dreaming rituals, community care practices, journaling, and more—that can help us remember and honor our deepest Self. The book is a journey of inner exploration for anyone who desires to know themselves more deeply. Chapters introduce different paths to personal discernment—including facing obstacles to liberation, forgiveness, the power of memory, transitions as portals to wisdom and devotion, and nature as a teacher—and include stories from Stanley’s life, teachings, and practice.

¿Qué sucede cuando, ante la ausencia de justicia, florece el sofisticado e inclemente arte de la venganza? Por un lío de faldas, Nando Barragán da muerte a su primo hermano, Adriano Monsalve, y éste es el detonante de una saga marcada por un férreo código de honor: la sangre con sangre se paga y la guerra solo encontrará fin cuando un clan haya exterminado a todos los miembros varones del otro. Restrepo construye un thriller en el que arraigados valores tribales y ancestrales ritos de guerra se enfrentan al crudo pragmatismo sicarial de la modernidad, donde el dinero irrumpe como arma letal. Leopardo al sol es una novela en la que la lucha a muerte entre hombres se contrapuntea con el afán de las mujeres por preservar las vidas de los suyos, y también es la apasionante historia de un amor que atraviesa la barrera entre los bandos rivales y desafía la inevitabilidad de la guerra.