Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the bestselling author of So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and most recently, A World Without Email. In this episode, we talk about how the “hyperactive hive mind” approach to work undermines our productivity and happiness, what he’s learned from heroes like Lincoln and Socrates about building a better world, considerations surrounding the choice to have kids, and much more. 

 

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A World Without Email by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/3rcjDZM

 

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/3l5hv2d

 

Deep Work by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/3HQhZ6j

 

So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/3xgQwWo

 

“Deep Questions” podcast: https://www.calnewport.com/podcast/

 

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Cal’s articles at The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/cal-newport