In his latest book, computer science professor Cal Newport draws on decades of research into working patterns and productivity to illustrate why so many people feel overwhelmed at work and how doing less can help us achieve more.

Many of us have specific goals we want to achieve, but it can feel impossible to find the time.

Endless meetings, tasks, and life admin clutter our lives with 'pseudo-productivity' — a feeling of busyness that produces nothing of worth.

How can we take back control of our productivity?

In Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, computer science professor Cal Newport dissects the nature of our work patterns, asserting that, over the last 30 years, we have been working far more and producing far less.

Whether you have a screenplay you've always wanted to write or a start-up that's never quite made it off the ground, this guide to productivity will show you how to achieve far more by doing less.