Our brain cannot switch back and forth context like this. We have a whole bunch of different conversations and they require different spires and cadences, but they all look the same. So now you have to check all the time, which is a disaster because as I document in detail in that book. And so it created a cognitive disaster and it's all in accident. There's no reason why this has to be the way we collaborate. It's just the least common denominator."
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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