Are We Moving Past the Crude?

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We need more reform. This is why they have no startups in France because like, yeah. You can't do this. It's too crude, right? So come in, they try to pass the laws and you can't expect someone. I mean, it's more complicated than that, but you can't email people after five. We got to move past the macro to the micro. That's where most of the room for improvement is.

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.

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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