Do you hate email? Are you sick of being a slave to your inbox? Are you like the "average" knowledge worker and check your email or chat messages every six minutes? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, I think you will love today's show. 

Cal Newport is a Computer Science Professor at Georgetown University and also the bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and most recently, A World Without Email. And Cal has been thinking a lot about how to overcome what he calls the "hyperactive hive mind".

In this chat, we talk about practical strategies to dramatically reduce the amount of unscheduled communication (i.e. email) you receive, both as an individual, but also as an entire organisation.

Connect with Cal at calnewport.com

Grab a copy of A World Without Email: https://www.calnewport.com/books/a-world-without-email/

Listen to the Deep Questions podcast: https://www.calnewport.com/podcast/

Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

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CREDITS

Produced by Inventium

Host: Amantha Imber

Production Support from Deadset Studios

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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