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Apr 2025
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IN-DEPTH: Architecting a Deep Life (w/ D...

CAL NEWPORT
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In this episode of IN-DEPTH, Cal is joined by David Dewane, the architect responsible for the “eudaimonia machine” featured in DEEP WORK. In this wide-ranging conversation, Cal and David talk about the challenges of finding depth in a distracted world, and the results of David’s personal experimentation in creating a deep life of his own. 
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