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Master Your Email Overload - Cal Newport | Modern Wisdom Podcast 317

Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and an author. Email has changed the way we collaborate and work. Free, frictionless, instant communication sounds great, but many workers are tyrannised by their email inbox, no matter how many productivity tools they add in. Cal is proposing a new type of solution to this overload. Expect to learn why workers checking their email every 6 minutes is neutering productivity, how reducing your email can improve how good you are at your job, why you need more than 5 email addresses, Cal's advice for changing your company culture around email and much more... Sponsors: Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Buy A World Without Email - https://amzn.to/32WFZ4v Check out Cal's website - https://www.calnewport.com/ Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #calnewport #deepwork #digitalminimalism - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Cal NewportguestChris Williamsonhost
May 6, 20211h 9mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:22

    Intro

  2. 0:22 – 0:55

    Writing for the sake of writing

  3. 0:55 – 3:09

    Deep work and digital minimalism

  4. 3:09 – 5:25

    The ecological impact of technology

  5. 5:25 – 7:26

    The primary issue with email

  6. 7:26 – 9:05

    The problem with email

  7. 9:05 – 11:05

    Why is context switching so suboptimal

  8. 11:05 – 12:47

    The hyperactive hive mind

  9. 12:47 – 14:29

    Digital minimalism

  10. 14:29 – 15:45

    How much are people checking email

  11. 15:45 – 19:20

    What knocks people out of flow

  12. 19:20 – 21:25

    Industry and revolution of industry

  13. 21:25 – 22:41

    Henry Ford

  14. 22:41 – 26:15

    Rory Sutherland

  15. 26:15 – 28:30

    How does email make us miserable

  16. 28:30 – 31:15

    The NHS example

  17. 31:15 – 34:39

    The process principle

  18. 34:39 – 38:29

    Automating workflow

  19. 38:29 – 40:19

    Power law effect

  20. 40:19 – 42:09

    Inherent laziness

  21. 42:09 – 44:26

    Best practices

  22. 44:26 – 45:44

    Zoom rooms

  23. 45:44 – 47:11

    Objections

  24. 47:11 – 50:56

    Incognito

  25. 50:56 – 52:30

    First steps

  26. 52:30 – 53:38

    Scheduling software

  27. 53:38 – 54:40

    Cals example

  28. 54:40 – 57:55

    Cals email setup

  29. 57:55 – 1:09:27

    Multiple email addresses

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