Ep. 149 He's on a Quest to Find Depth in a Distracted World

<p>Cal Newport's books, with titles like <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692?ots=1&slotNum=0&imprToken=06c57d60-ad7a-f873-bf7&tag=thneyo0f-20&linkCode=w50"> Deep Work</a>, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Minimalism-Choosing-Focused-Noisy/dp/0525536515?ots=1&slotNum=1&imprToken=06c57d60-ad7a-f873-bf7&tag=thneyo0f-20&linkCode=w50">Digital Minimalism</a>, and <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Email-Reimagining-Communication-ebook/dp/B08BKSJX1M?ots=1&slotNum=2&imprToken=06c57d60-ad7a-f873-bf7&tag=thneyo0f-20&linkCode=w50">A World Without Email, </a>have sold over two million copies worldwide. He’s a contributing writer for the New Yorker, weighing in on hot button tech issues of the day. He is also a professor and a founding member of Georgetown University’s Center for Digital Ethics. He joins host Judith Kelley, Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, to talk productivity and focus in the face of communication overload.</p> <p><a href= "https://sanford.duke.edu/story/crown-lecture-explores-techno-distraction-and-its-consequences/"> <em>Cal Newport was on Duke’s campus to give the fall 2023 Crown Lecture in Ethics.</em></a></p> <p><a href= "https://policy360.org/2023/10/25/ep-149-find-depth-in-a-distracted-world/"> Transcript & resources</a></p>