I like the intention behind Be Real, but it's almost parodic. It is like a parody of techno solutionism gone awry. The right way to do that is to just live your real life and not have to put down the phone. You will get more oxytocin if you are in an environment where you have facial tracking and eye movement tracking. I'm Matthew Ball's book last week, the metaverse.
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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