Why The Modern World Make No Sense – Take Back Control Of Your Time & Focus | Cal Newport [Video]

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How did we end up tyrannized by our inboxes? How is this related to Tyrannosaurus? What was it like working at a high tech company at the exact moment email was introduced? In this episode, Cal weaves together all these questions into a story about the unexpected ways technology impacts our lives and what we can do after the fact to make things better.

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0:00 The Email Catastrophe
42:52 How do I with email overload in a government job?
52:13 How do I deal with an employer who demands constant responsiveness?
55:45 How can I concentrate when coding when I need to use my web browser?
59:55 How do I overcome my fear of missing important emails?
1:04:01 Can slow productivity work for an academic?
1:15:02 Reader Comments on his NYT Op-Ed

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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.

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