
Cal Newport on Digital Technology, Distraction and Focus
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
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The Evolution of Social Media
We have become used to this idea that our phones are a constant companion, that we look at them all the time. That actually is not a true storyline. This notion that we need to look at our phones all the time was not a sort of emergent phenomenon. It wasn't just our natural reaction to this technology. And so I make that point to say you can get a lot of value out of this technology without having to have this model of cost to companionship. But I keep hammering hope that point would have been on the road recently as well.
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