The Workload Myth: Why More Hours Won’t Make You More Successful | Cal Newport

Cal Newport talks about the workload fairytale in Episode 354 of the Deep Questions podcast.

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A few years ago, in a spirit of post-pandemic experimentation, multiple countries ran formal trials to test a radical idea: shortening the workweek. In this episode, Cal returns to the results of these trials to identify an astounding finding that has critical implications about how we work in the 21st century and how this could be made much better. He then answers listener questions and concludes with a tech corner that addresses a simple question: when will AI begin to automate most of my work?

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0:00 Cal Network
3:39 The Workload Fairytale [3:39]
18:17 How would you rewrite A World Without Email to account for Slack?
22:15 How should I manage multiple deadlines?
27:29 How does Values-Based Lifestyle Centric Career Planning relate to Rutger Bregman's concept of Moral Ambition?
34:25 How can I avoid burnout and use my career capital to find a less demanding job?
40:32 Should I do my weekly plan on Sunday night to avoid the scaries?
43:00 A lawyer argues in front of the New York Court of Appeals
47:22 What exactly is considered task switching?
56:09 When will AI automate my job?

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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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