slow down and be more productive

Most people would consider slowing down or working less hours would mean less productivity, but there are some people that have seen the light. For the uninitiated, I recommend this video of Carl Honoré, graciously provided free by TED.

I recently finished his book, In Praise of Slowness and it's brilliant. I'm not referring to the author specifically, but the ideas and concepts contained within it.

It should be required reading for every manager in every high-tech company in Silicon Valley. You want a highly-productive, dedicated, passionate, inventive, creative workforce that wants to stay at your company for the long-term? Then read this book.

I won't mention any names, but I recently sent a link to this video to several senior VPs where I work and the only one that responded thanked me, but mentioned they didn't have time to finish it. The video is less than 20 minutes long.