Ep. 77: Does Email Have a Mind of Its Own?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Education, Self-improvement, Technology

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.DEEP DIVE: Does email have a mind of its own? [6:23]WORK QUESTIONS - How do I avoid boring research? [16:35] - How do I learn new skills without becoming overwhelmed? [19:44] - How do I better structure workplace communication? [23:34] - How do I say "no" more often? [29:41]TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS - When should I stop listening to your podcast? [39:12] - How do I deal with excessive browser tabs? [40:14] - Will the world eventually force me to buy a smartphone? [49:08]DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS - (A brief meditation on the pleasures of regular autonomous creative work) [52:20] - How long should planning take? [57:28] - Is reading fiction a waste of time? [59:04] - What is your opinion of Alexa? [1:02:41] - Is a mission different than a passion? [1:06:22]Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Cal Newport, and this is Deep Questions, episode 77.
0:21.4	Quick announcements.
0:22.4	It's nice to be recording a podcast that's not just promoting my book, I've done quite
0:28.5	a few of those recently, a world without email came out last week, and I have officially
0:34.9	been talking about this book too much, at least for my own taste.
0:39.0	It was definitely a busy week, good week though.
0:42.1	Some highlights.
0:43.1	We kicked things off with an excerpt from the book in the New Yorker last week.
0:47.0	Then we ran a column I wrote for Wired on the way that new technologists can actually make
0:53.4	us less productive.
0:54.4	It was actually an interesting piece.
0:56.2	Then we had a review in the Wall Street Journal, excerpts ran in Fast Company and Entrepreneur.
1:02.4	We did an interview in Fortune, did Innovation Hub, which is one of my favorite national
1:09.0	NPR shows that I've done a few times.
1:12.3	I did Lex Friedman's podcast.
1:14.1	That was a lot of fun.
1:15.1	Three hours and 40 minutes we recorded.
1:17.8	This new long form world of podcast is no joke.
1:21.2	I also did Ezra Client's podcast, based on the emails I get from people.
1:25.8	A lot of people listen to Ezra Client's podcast.
1:29.1	That's what I learned in the aftermath of that one.
1:32.5	We also got some good reviews coming in from overseas, the Financial Times, ran a review,
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