Episode · The Realignment · 2021-03-02
Books mentioned on 104 | Cal Newport: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communications Overload
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a prominent self-improvement guide that examines the ability to focus without distraction on cognitively demanding tasks, offering rules for achieving success in a noisy world.
Discussed“um okay so as soccer and i were just talking with you at the start of this we really love your books digital minimalism deep work”
Where to get it
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Digital Minimalism
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is a thoughtful manifesto that advocates for a targeted, intentional approach to personal technology use, encouraging individuals to reclaim their time and attention from constant digital stimulation.
Discussed“um okay so as soccer and i were just talking with you at the start of this we really love your books digital minimalism deep work”
Where to get it
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So Good They Can't Ignore You
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport is a career guide arguing that developing rare and valuable skills is far more important for finding fulfilling work than simply following one's passion.
Discussed“um i read so good they can't ignore you back in college and this was all really helpful for me”
Where to get it
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A World Without Email
A World Without Email by Cal Newport is a productivity guide exploring how organizations and individuals can escape the trap of constant communication overhead and digital distraction.
Discussed“so let's talk about then specifically the book you know world without email”
Where to get it
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Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done by David Allen is a highly regarded productivity strategy and time management manual designed to help individuals handle work overload and achieve zen-like peace.
Discussed“by the early 2000s you're starting to see the pushback by getting things done”
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a popular guide to escaping the traditional nine-to-five grind, optimizing time, and building automated online businesses for lifestyle design.
Discussed“in 2007 we get tim ferriss's the four-hour work week which now we think of in terms of lifestyle design and these automated businesses”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“because i had spent four years leading right up to the pandemic writing this book about the future of work and email”
“i put it on pause to write digital minimalism because that shift was so uh profound and intense that i thought this is incredibly timely i need to talk about phones”
“but the book that book digital minima it's it really spread”