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Cal NewportFeeling Lost, Lazy & Can't Focus? - This One Idea Will Change Your Life In 2024 | Cal Newport
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- Released
- January 8, 2024
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- 1h 16m
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- Cal Newport
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Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: https://bit.ly/3QBIcug Download a FREE chapter from my upcoming book, "Slow Productivity" HERE: https://www.calnewport.com/slow Cal Newport talks about Slow Distractions in Episode 282 of the Deep Questions podcast. During the New Year season it is common to talk about how to be more productive. But what about the downtime between your major pursuits? In this episode, Cal argues for rewiring your brain to crave slow distractions over their faster (often digital) alternatives. The goal here is not to get more done but to transform your life into something slower and more meaningful. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Listen to Episode Here: https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/ Links: https://youtu.be/YQLVWficcwc?si=lOIBa23I_0-4sJl6 Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.expressvpn.com/deep https://www.notion.com/cal https://www.shopify.com/cal https://www.grammarly.com/podcast 0:00 Slow Distractions 27:11 How do I work deeply as a stay-at-home parent? 34:44 Isn’t it myopic not to let young children use smartphones 36:11 How do I succeed as a musician without social media? 46:40 How do I make plans without social media? 53:10 How to share ideas without allowing social media to take control 1:03:56 I’m a 33-year old woman without a job Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://calnewport.com/blog/ 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://calnewport.com/writing/ 🔴Check out The Deep Life: https://thedeeplife.com About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the "Fair Use Doctrine" of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don't use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Cal Newport, featuring Cal Newport, Feeling Lost, Lazy & Can't Focus? - This One Idea Will Change Your Life In 2024 | Cal Newport explores Slow distractions beat fast scrolling for a richer, calmer life Cal Newport introduces a framework of “fast” versus “slow” distractions to explain why certain forms of downtime leave people feeling scattered or unfulfilled.
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