#317 - Cal Newport - How To Master Your Email Overload
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Email's Cognitive Toll
This chapter delves into the neurological impact of email usage, particularly how frequent context switching erodes cognitive efficiency and contributes to anxiety. It critiques the current email culture in workplaces, emphasizing the need for a reset in collaboration methods rather than merely improving email management strategies. The discussion also links historical technological advancements to the challenges faced in the modern knowledge economy, suggesting that meaningful productivity improvements require deeper systemic changes.
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