Cal Newport explains about if you’re lazy or overstimulated in episode 410 of the Deep Questions podcast.
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DEEP DIVE:
(0:00) Am I lazy or overstimulated?
INBOX:
(28:29) A reaction to Cal’s recent New Yorker article
(38:23) Positive lessons from box offices successes of Gen Z films
(46:24) An old school tool for a woodshed
(47:32) A new solution to landlining
WHAT IS CAL UP TO:
(49:30) What Cal is reading
YOUTUBE TITLE:
– Are You Lazy or Just Overstimulated?
LINKS:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow
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Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/instead-of-taking-your-job-ai-might-transform-it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGhxMi50y8
https://aprilowens.substack.com/p/the-art-we-actually-need
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