Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles?

Mar 28, 2022

01:06:54

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Is Friction Bad?

02:12

The Difference Between Deep Work and Active Recall Studying

03:38

Productivity, Friction, and the Role of Effort in Cognitive Work

03:00

How to fight administrative creep

02:10

Introduction

2min

We're a Top of the Line Location Going Here

2min

Is Friction Bad?

2min

Mac Fee's Research Methodology

5min

The High Friction, Slow Process of Non Fiction Writers

5min

How to Get a Nongittery, Sustainable Energy After You Cake

2min

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2min

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3min

What Is Deep Work?

4min

10.

The Deep Life Calculus Is Not Going to Work

3min

11.

How to Deal With Administrative Crawl in the Workplace?

2min

12.

The Second Condition a Small Task Can Be In

4min

13.

Don't Ignore Attached Overhead

2min

14.

The Biggest Cause of Administrative Crawl

4min

15.

Active Recall Is Not Emotionally Salient and It's Not Related to Work

2min

16.

What Lessons Can Be Learned From the Practice of Chabat?

2min

17.

What Is Great Wisdom?

4min

18.

Head Space Can Help You Manage Your Feelings

2min

19.

How to Separate a D Tox From a Digital Tox

4min

20.

Coveen Pandemic - When Do You Trust Science?

2min

21.

How to Get Out of Filter Bubbles

5min

22.

The Biggest Thing About Covid Is That You're Not Going to Be Tricked

4min

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

DEEP DIVE: Is Friction Bad? [5:27]

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

- Should a stay-at-home parent pursue deep work? [21:32]
- How do we combat administrative creep? [29:20]
- Has Cal changed his mind on optimal duration of deep work sessions? [39:00]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS

- Should we all practice Shabbat? [44:05]
- Why do I keep failing to complete my digital detox? [52:13]
- How do I escape filter bubbles? [56:06]

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles?

Is Friction Bad?

The Difference Between Deep Work and Active Recall Studying

Productivity, Friction, and the Role of Effort in Cognitive Work

How to fight administrative creep

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