Cal Newport on Knowledge Work and Effective Communication | Don't Be Satisfied With This

<p>Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Cal Newport about his new book <a href='https://geni.us/w7Le'>A<em> World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload</em></a>, how knowledge workers can improve their efficiency and gain autonomy, why effective communication is so important, and more. </p><p>Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the bestselling author of 6 books including <a href='https://geni.us/DhQyBv'><em>Digital Minimalism</em></a>, <a href='https://geni.us/0NQUoI'><em>Deep Work</em></a>, and <a href='https://geni.us/obRB'><em>So Good They Can’t Ignore You</em></a><em>.</em> He is also the host of the <a href='https://geni.us/ltCMld'>Deep Questions podcast</a> which launched in May 2020. </p><p><a href='http://givewell.org/stoic'>GiveWell</a> is the best site for figuring out how and where to donate your money to have the greatest impact. If you’ve never donated to <a href='http://givewell.org/stoic'>GiveWell’s</a> recommended charities before, you can have your donation matched up to $1,000 before the end of June or as long as matching funds last. Just go to <a href='http://givewell.org/stoic'>GiveWell.org/STOIC</a> and pick podcast and The Daily Stoic at checkout. </p><p><a href='http://streak.com/stoic'>Streak</a> is a fully embedded workflow and productivity software in Gmail that lets you manage all your work right in your inbox. <a href='http://streak.com/stoic'>Streak</a> gives you tools for email tracking, mail merges, and snippets to save time and scale up your email efficiency. Sign up for <a href='http://streak.com/stoic'>Streak</a> today at <a href='http://streak.com/stoic'>Streak.com/stoic</a> and get 20% off your first year of their Pro Plan.</p><p><a href='http://linkedin.com/stoic'>LinkedIn Jobs</a> is the best platform for finding the right candidate to join your business this fall. It’s the largest marketplace for job seekers in the world, and it has great search features so that you can find candidat