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Oct 2024
1h 17m

IN-DEPTH:The Productivity Trap (w/ Olive...

CAL NEWPORT
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In this episode of IN-DEPTH, a semi-regular interview series with people at the frontiers of deep living, Cal welcomes the bestselling author Oliver Burkeman to the Deep Work HQ to talk about his new book, MEDITATIONS FOR MORTALS, and more generally the tension between wanting to get your act together and becoming unhealthily obsessed with productivity.

Video from today’s episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmedia

INTERVIEW: New York Times best seller Oliver Burkeman [3:40]

Links:
https://www.calnewport.com/slow

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the theme music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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