Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 83: Is Email Work?

Below are the questions covered in today&amp;aposs episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast. WORK QUESTIONS  - How do I concentrate in an open office? [5:27]  - Do professors need to work 60+ hours a week? [9:10]  - What&amp;aposs the best workflow for student reference letters? [17:38]  - How does an MS student prepare to become a CS professor? [21:21]  - How can a high school principal find time to do deep work? [25:28] TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS  - Can email itself be the work? [35:36]  - Do I need constant pings and messaging to foster community? [43:27]  - Must I stop watching TV and movies to be productive? [46:51] DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS  - In what order should a teenager read the Cal Newport Canon? [53:42]  - Are Peloton badges just another digital addiction? [58:48]  - How do I stop avoiding the need to live deeper? [1:01:36] Link for my Clubhouse conversation with Kevin Roose (3pm Eastern on 4/1): <a href="https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xeeZL4DE">https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xeeZL4DE</a> Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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.