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Oct 2024
1h 17m

Ep. 321: Escaping Your Phone

CAL NEWPORT
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It has become second nature to maintain a continuous partial participation in the world of digital networks. In today’s episode, Cal reflects on a week in which he spent too much time online, and argues why this continuous partial participation is dehumanizing, and what you can do to escape. He then takes questions and calls from listeners and reviews the fi ... Show More
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