The pandemic made it difficult for people to focus on minimizing message shifts in how information is spread.
The book "A World Without Email" focuses more on individual changes than organizational ones.
The ideas in the book can be implemented even without employer support.
The author acknowledges that the book's focus may have limited its impact despite its sales success.
In this episode Cal – against his better judgment – answers questions on the fly, with no advance plan or preparation. He also does a Deep Dive about the Twitter fog dissipating and discusses something interesting.
Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo
Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
Deep Dive: What was Twitter anyway? [4:46]
- Is there a difference between passion and calling? [27:09] - What are the four principles to reimagine knowledge work? [31:50] - Is movie watching part of the Deep Life? [36:05] - Does fixed schedule productivity work on a weekly scale? [38:54] - How does effective altruism fit in value-based lifestyle career planning? [41:01] - What are Cal’s thoughts on David Graber’s book, “Bull Shit Jobs”? [44:00] - Do distracted adolescents risk losing the ability to focus as they grow older? [46:57] - Does slow productivity assist with parenting and professional development? [48:29]
Something Interesting: Rob Drydek’s productivity system [1:00:37]