Cal Newport on minimalism and managing technology

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Mark Divine

Self-improvement, Alternative Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Cal Newport is a well-known Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and researches cutting edge technologies so he can write about the impact of these innovations on society. Cal has numerous books including "Deep Work" and recently launched his latest book, "Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World." In this episode, Cal talks to Commander Divine about how to make sure you're using tech in the best way so that it is helping you toward your goals, r...

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0:00.0	Meet Charlie, she loves dogs.
0:02.0	Guilty.
0:03.0	She powers her pup empire with Shopify.
0:05.0	The sales won't stop.
0:07.0	With Charlie's tech needs sorted, she can focus on turning her home business into a global operation.
0:13.0	Yes boy, join Shopify, the commerce platform powering millions of businesses worldwide.
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0:20.0	Sign up for a free trial at Shopify.
0:22.0	co-opify. UK slash green.
0:24.0	Go to Shopify.co. UK slash green to start selling online today. Don't use tech as an end. It is only useful when it comes to human flourishing when you're
0:49.3	deploying tech for very specific intentional purposes that you care about.
0:53.4	As soon as the tech becomes an end in itself,
0:55.4	that's when we start to see problems.
0:57.1	Hey folks, welcome back to the Unbeatable Mind
1:01.3	podcast.
1:01.8	This is Mark Devine, your host.
1:03.2	Thanks so much for joining me today.
1:05.2	We're gonna have an incredible show
1:07.2	with my friend Kel Newport, author of digital minimalism
1:12.2	and one of my favorite books, Deep Work.
1:15.0	But before I introduced Kelle, let me tell you, I just got done with a nine-day retreat of my own,
1:21.0	where I checked my cell phone in, no TV, no cell phone, no internet access,
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