Not using technology is going to emerge or maybe emerging as the new counterculture. The right trends are in place because what worked for teenage tobacco use, for example, one of the things that really made a big kit on teenage tobacco use. You think any of the major social media figures right now, the Zuckerbergs of the world, the Jack Zorsy's potentially the Elon Musk? That up in perfect for a zeitgeist shift.
Cal Newport is one of the world’s leading thinkers on how technology affects the way we live, work and think. Cal is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He is also New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his three latest: A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal is also a contributing writer for The New Yorker and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast.
In his second appearance on the show, Cal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how we can improve our workstyles, slow productivity, Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter, and the future of social media.
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