The head designer for the original iPhone said Steve Jobs wanted to do two things. He just hated the phone interfaces and he thought it was an elegant to have a separate iPod in your pocket next to your phone. Do you think that we've only had diminishing returns since that original vision? I would say the bulk of them happened in that 2007 and 2009 period where the key elements came together for what we think of as smartphone today.
Cal Newport, the author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, shares his research about the inevitable noise of technology and social media in our minds. He and Greg explore practical methods to unplug digitally and cover essential strategies to find deep focus.
Credits:
- Hosted by Greg McKeown
- Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse
- Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Avi Gandhi, Brent Montgomery, and Ed Simpson
- Co-Produced by Paul Dizon