The average user of social media spends less than an hour a day checking email, says John Sutter. People don't realize what they're doing to their mental health by spending so much time on Facebook and Twitter, he says. It's like taking dumb pills or not writing good code because your brain is kept at this constant state of agitation where you can't do high level mental work.
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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