Every book Ben Chelf recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Ben Chelf

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   Alone Together

   Sherry Turkle · Discussed · 1 episode

   Alone Together by Sherry Turkle is a sociological examination of how digital devices, social media, and robotics diminish genuine human connection and alter interpersonal relationships.

   Discussed

   “read a lot of books like you know Sherry trickles Alone Together in terms of the charts what our devices are doing to us”

   This Week in Startups Reimagining reading with VR featuring Sol Reader CEO Ben Chelf | E1772 2023-07-06 Listen at 25:10

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
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   Deep Work

   Cal Newport · Discussed · 1 episode

   Deep Work by Cal Newport is a productivity and self-help guide that argues for the immense value of cultivating distraction-free concentration in a hyper-connected world, asserting that focused effort is the key to achieving extraordinary professional outcomes and personal fulfillment.

   Discussed

   “and and you know the kind of traditional stuff Cal Newport deep work like really thinking about how our brains have been rewired by these devices in reward”

   This Week in Startups Reimagining reading with VR featuring Sol Reader CEO Ben Chelf | E1772 2023-07-06 Listen at 25:15

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible

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