Episode #166
Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media
Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity.
March 5, 2021Unknown25 chapters
What this episode covers
Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity.
Where to start
How email destroyed our productivity at work
Cal Newport and Lex Fridman discuss how email destroyed our productivity at work.
Start at 1:41:21
Fragility of math in the face of randomness
Cal Newport and Lex Fridman discuss fragility of math in the face of randomness.
Start at 2:18:41
What will the P=NP proof look like?
Cal Newport and Lex Fridman discuss what will the p=np proof look like?.
Start at 2:36:16
People and topics
Key takeaways
- Introduction
- Deep work
- Focus
- Time blocking