Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 120: LISTENER CALLS: Students' Diminishing Focus

Below are the topics covered in today&amp;aposs listener calls mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.  - Saving a software team from the hyperactive hive mind. [3:21]  - Working from near home on a student budget [6:18]  - Students&amp;apos diminishing focus. [13:10]  - Useful academic work. [24:15]  - Deep work subverting deep leisure. [29:09] Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music and Mark Miles for mastering.

Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the struggle to work and live deeply in a world increasingly mired in digital distractions. On this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about cultivating focus, productivity, and meaning amidst the noise that pervades our lives.