Notable Guests
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AI Reality Check
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Amy Timberlake
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T.K. Coleman
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Recent Episodes
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Cal Newport shares his four-notebook system for effective thought refinement and insight generation.
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Cal Newport questions if businesses truly grasp AI's implications.
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Chris Moody, a journalism professor, lives with his family in a cabin without internet or cell service.
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Cal Newport revisits digital minimalism principles for 2026.
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Cal Newport critiques AI news, calling out "doom trolling" by companies.
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Cal Newport discusses distinguishing laziness from overstimulation.
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Cal Newport questions the justification and execution of the Mythos AI ban.
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Explore cognitive fitness, comparing it to the rise of physical fitness.
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Cal Newport questions if AI is developing too quickly.
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Learn strategies for taking "mini-pauses" in a busy schedule.
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AI may not eliminate jobs but make them miserable through pseudo-productivity.
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Cal Newport critically examines AI's purported "solution" to math problems.
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Laura Vanderkam discusses her book BIG TIME on time management.
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Cal Newport questions if AI has truly conquered coding, citing the "struggle step."
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Anna Lembke discusses phone addiction and its parallels to other substance addictions.
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Cal Newport questions the hype around AI's imminent dominance.
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A two-week digital intervention shows significant benefits for focus.
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Cal Newport questions the recent AI hype and "doom fever."
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David Epstein discusses the Theory of Constraints and its link to personal productivity.
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Cal Newport questions the hype around AI automating office jobs.