The Burnout Society: How The Modern World Is Stealing Young Peoples’ Future | Cal Newport

Cal Newport talks about hiddent technology traps in Episode 300 of the Deep Questions podcast.

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There has been a lot of attention paid recently to the impact of technology like social media on the mental health of young people. But this is not the only technology trap lurking for this generation. In this episode, Cal talks about three subtle but significant ways in which our current technology culture is setting up young people for professional failure in the years ahead. He then provides some advice for resisting this fate. In addition to this discussion, he answers questions from the audience and reacts to one of the coolest examples of slow craft that he’s encountered in a long while.

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0:00 The Burnout Society
27:25 How can I stop distraction relapses?
31:45 How can I reduce my social media addiction without abandoning these technologies?
36:37 How can I schedule deep work with a scattered class schedule?
39:22 How should I reintroduce video games after a successful digital declutter?
43:20 How do I apply Slow Productivity later in life?
46:53 How to formulate a deep life when you’re young
59:07 Tweaking the time block planner
A Slow Reconstruction of an Ancient City

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About Cal Newport:
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. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives.

Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner.

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