It's hard to deny our society's increasing dependence on, if not addiction to, email, apps and social media. If we recognize it as a problem, then how do we fix it? Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of the New York Times bestseller: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Newport writes ... Show More
Jul 17
Why We Crave Gurus: A Skeptic's Reckoning With Belief, Bitcoin, and Burning Man | Vikram Gandhi
What a fake guru discovered about genuine connection, why ancient wisdom survives even the most rigorous skepticism, and the real reason humans crave spiritual authority. Vikram Gandhi is an award-winning and boundary-pushing director of fiction and non-fiction film and televisio ... Show More
55m 40s
Jul 15
Anxiety, Overthinking, and Overwhelm: Buddhist Hacks For Changing Your Mind | Joseph Goldstein
Simple practices for not believing everything you think, becoming less reactive, and handling whatever life throws at you. Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author o ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 13
Perfectionism, Burnout, and Self-Doubt: Break the Loop with the Science of Mattering | Gordon Flett
Plus: combatting loneliness, turning down the volume on social comparison, and why mattering to a few people beats outperforming everyone. Gordon Flett is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University where he has served as the Director of the LaMarsh Centre for ... Show More
1h 6m
Dec 2019
Cal Newport on Digital Minimalism
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. He is the author of 6 books, his most recent being the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism: Ch ... Show More
50m 16s
Jun 2021
400: Digital Minimalism, Doing Deep Work & Quitting Social Media | Cal Newport
Have you ever lost an entire evening to your social media feed? Or spent your weekend compulsively checking your email, instead of paying attention to your loved ones? Or maybe you feel like you’re always in a state of semi-distraction? If you relate, you *need* to listen to this ... Show More
1h 21m
Jun 2022
Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and Becoming So Good They Can’t Ignore You with Cal Newport
#63: New York Times bestselling author and professor, Cal Newport, joins Chris to discuss building and living what he calls a “deep life.” We also delve into strategies that increase efficiency and quality of output, why constant email and messages are making you less productive ... Show More
1h 10m
<p>Social media is worse for you than you thought. In this video, Professor and Best Selling Author Cal Newport explains why social media is ruining lives and what you can do about it.</p><br><p>Speaker:</p><br><p>Cal Newport</p><br><p>Cal Newport is an American non-fiction autho ... Show More
