Cal Newport: Want to Be More Productive? Do LESS (#399)

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Brian Keating

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🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! What if I told you that you could be more productive… by doing less? Sounds crazy, but as per today’s extraordinary guest, it’s true! Meet Cal Newport, associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and other books that offer a refreshing departure from the hustle culture that pervades modern society. Instead of advocating for endless multitasking and shallow engagement, Newport champions the art of deep work – the ability to focus intensely on cognitively demanding tasks, producing results that are not only profound but also deeply satisfying. Today, he presents his newest book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. Join us as we explore the potential beyond the constant hustle and bustle of modern life and discover what you can accomplish by doing not more but fewer things! Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:50 Judging a book by its cover 00:07:48 The meandering path of productivity 00:13:54 The importance of time blocking 00:17:47 Working on fewer things 00:26:48 Controlling time and scheduling 00:31:02 Quality over quantity 00:45:31 Cal’s thoughts on writing books 00:53:37 Galileo’s scientific legacy and engaging with new ideas 01:12:44 What’s your five-year plan? 01:22:06 The potentials and dangers of AI 01:33:45 The value of technology in education 01:54:14 Outro — Additional resources: 📝 Get one month of Snipd Premium for free with this link: https://get.snipd.com/Cx7S/brianSnipd Snipd lets you take Smart Notes 🧠 with AI 💡 — it’s my favorite podcast player 😀 ! 📢 Ownership of your health starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 and 5 FREE AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase 👉 https://drinkag1.com/impossible ➡️ Connect with Cal Newport: 💻 Website: https://calnewport.com/ 📚 Get Slow Productivity by Cal Newport: https://calnewport.com/slow/ ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/ 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today we're featuring an extraordinary guest whose insights have transformed the way we approach work, technology, and life itself.
0:07.4	Meet Cal Newport, an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University,
0:12.2	and a best-selling author of many books including deep work,
0:16.2	digital minimalism, and other books that offer a refreshing departure from the hustle culture
0:21.8	that pervades modern society.
0:24.1	Instead of advocating for endless multitasking and shallow engagement,
0:28.3	Cal champions the art of deep work, the ability to focus intensely on cognitively demanding tasks, producing results
0:35.8	that are not only profound, but also deeply satisfying.
0:38.8	Today he's here to present his newest book, Slow Productivity, The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout.
0:47.0	Join us and unlock the potential that lies behind the constant pings, dings, rings, hustle and bustle of modern knowledge working life.
0:58.0	You'll discover what you can accomplish as a student, a professor, any kind of knowledge work that you do whatsoever, not by doing more, but actually,
1:05.9	paradoxically, by doing fewer things.
1:08.3	Kow is just a phenomenal individual, a great intellect. He's kind of the professor's professor. He writes books on the art of being
1:17.7	professor and academic, how to be a straight-A student, you'll hear about that in the episode,
1:21.8	and it really made me wish that he
1:23.7	existed and wasn't 10 or more years younger than me more handsome, wealthier, no no I
1:28.9	don't mind any of that he's a wonderful individual and just a great, great person just full of good cheer, never seen
1:36.8	him down, never seen him depressed, indefatigable as they say.
1:41.2	And as for another professor, you'll hear we talked a lot of shop in this
1:44.1	episode. It's been fun especially given everything that's going on in college
1:47.3	campuses including my own the last few months since October 7th and everything
1:51.6	that's happened at Harvard, Penn, MIT, and the kind of campus craziness
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