Ep 197. Cal Newport: A World Without Email

<p>Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he specializes in the theory of distributed systems. Cal is a <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author who writes for a broader audience about the intersection of technology and culture. He's the author of seven books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525536515/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=stuhac-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0525536515&amp;linkId=df480f3d3d20e5615f22defc9bea667c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Digital Minimalism</em></a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/132-6117852-9230868?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1455586692&amp;pd_rd_r=bfc4b6d2-f4fe-4097-aa5f-48e5fcf0fc38&amp;pd_rd_w=yE0h3&amp;pd_rd_wg=FMhGD&amp;pf_rd_p=f325d01c-4658-4593-be83-3e12ca663f0e&amp;pf_rd_r=S9FR5CJM2Y6MKZH55NGE&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=S9FR5CJM2Y6MKZH55NGE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Deep Work</em></a>, which have been published in over thirty languages, and about which he talked with Stew in earlier episodes (<a href="https://www.workandlifepodcast.com/blog/cn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"># 7</a> and <a href="https://www.workandlifepodcast.com/blog/cal-newport-digital-minimalism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"># 111</a>)&nbsp; . He's also a regular contributor on these topics to national publications such as <em>The New Yorker</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, and <em>Wired</em>, and is a frequent guest on NPR. His blog, <a href="https://www.calnewport.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Study Hacks</a>, which he's been publishing since 2007, attracts over three million visits a year.&nbsp; Cal is the only guest to have made three appearances on the <em>Work and Life </em>radio show in the eight years it’s been on air.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode, Stew and Cal discuss his new book,<em> </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/World-W