#1 Rule That Made Sam Altman Insanely Productive (No One Talks About This) | Cal Newport

Cal Newport talks about Sam Altman's productivity in Episode 349 of the Deep Questions podcast.

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Cal talks a lot about his ideas for producing meaningful work in a distracted world. But how do other people tackle this goal? To help better under this question, Cal reacts to a 2018 article from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in which he details his productivity philosophy. Cal then answers listener questions and concludes with a dystopian tech corner.

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0:00 Sam Altman On Productivity
20:07 How do I prevent administrative sprawl?
29:22 When is the best time to schedule Deep Work?
30:54 How can a gardener gain career capital?
34:33 How can one go from good performance to exceptional performance?
36:43 Is it better to write with a single monitor?
41:31 Slow Productivity in a changing world
46:10 Rory Mcllroy and his phone
55:02 Will AI Destroy Humanity by 2027?

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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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